New crustacean invaders in the Schelde estuary (Belgium)

Authors

  • Jan Soors Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussel, Belgium
  • Marco Faasse National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands 3 Acteon Marine Biology Consultancy, P.O.Box 462, 4330 AL Middelburg, The Netherlands
  • Maarten Stevens Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussel, Belgium
  • Ingrid Verbessem Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussel, Belgium
  • Nico De Regge Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussel, Belgium
  • Ericia Van den Bergh Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussel, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2010.182

Keywords:

Schelde estuary, Synidotea laevidorsalis, Hemigrapsus takanoi, Palaemon macrodactylus, invasive species

Abstract

This paper reports on the first records of three non-indigenous crustacean species in the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium). All three species are native to the Western Pacific Ocean and are probably transported in ballast water or hull fouling. The isopod Synidotea laevidorsalis has been recorded earlier in Europe from two locations, in the south of France and in Spain. The present records constitute a range extension of more than 1000 kilometres to the north. The crab Hemigrapsus takanoi and the prawn Palaemon macrodactylus were found for the first time in the brackish reaches of the Schelde estuary. The finding of these species demonstrates the vulnerability of the estuarine system to the invasion of exotic species.

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2024-09-05

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Soors, J., Faasse, M., Stevens, M., Verbessem, I., De Regge, N., & Van den Bergh, E. (2024). New crustacean invaders in the Schelde estuary (Belgium). Belgian Journal of Zoology, 140(1), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2010.182

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