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Alien Decapod Crustaceans in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

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In the Wrong Place - Alien Marine Crustaceans: Distribution, Biology and Impacts

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Abstract

Thirteen marine alien species of decapod crustaceans have been recorded from the Southwestern Atlantic. Five species of alien decapods have established local populations: Charybdis hellerii (Brazil), Eurypanopeus depressus (Uruguay and Argentina), Palaemon macrodactylus (Argentina), Pyromaia tuberculata (Brazil and Argentina) and Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Brazil). The history and distribution of these species is reviewed. Also discussed is the local penaeid shrimp culture, entirely based on introduced species. The early warning detection system for alien marine species in the Southwestern Atlantic is largely informal and is mainly the by-product of ecological studies and local faunal inventories. Poor taxonomic resolution and misinterpretation of disjunct ranges (or even continuous ranges) as “natural” patterns, may be the reason so few decapods are considered alien in the region. This may well apply to other marine invertebrates in the Southwestern Atlantic.

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I thank the editors for the opportunity to contribute to this special volume. I am sincerely grateful to the editors, Jim Carlton, and an anonymous referee for helpful comments on the manuscript. I am also grateful to Allysson Pinheiro (MZUSP) for preparing the photographs and plates and to Claudia Tavares for helping with the tables. Thanks also to both CNPq (302065/2007‑5) and PETROBRAS (4600224970) for supporting studies on the systematics of decapod crustaceans.

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Tavares, M. (2011). Alien Decapod Crustaceans in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. In: Galil, B., Clark, P., Carlton, J. (eds) In the Wrong Place - Alien Marine Crustaceans: Distribution, Biology and Impacts. Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0591-3_7

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