First record of Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura: Decapoda: Grapsidae) in freshwater habitat

Abstract The sally lightfoot crab, Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758), has been recorded from the oceanic islands off Brazil, as well as from the Caribbean, in coastal rocky shores in the Eastern Pacific, and in Galapagos. We report the first observation of G. grapsus in freshwater habitat, registered...

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Published in:Nauplius
Main Authors: Tammy Iwasa Arai, Manoela Costa Brandão, Andrea Santarosa Freire
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2017
Subjects:
Trindade Island
Grapsoidea
salinity
inland
South Atlantic Ocean
Science
Q
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Zoology
QL1-991
Galapagos
Pacific
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017032
https://doaj.org/article/9b7f911aca9b45038782811191893c81
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Summary:Abstract The sally lightfoot crab, Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758), has been recorded from the oceanic islands off Brazil, as well as from the Caribbean, in coastal rocky shores in the Eastern Pacific, and in Galapagos. We report the first observation of G. grapsus in freshwater habitat, registered in a stream at Trindade Island, Brazil.

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