Tammy I Arai, Manoela C Brandão, Andrea S Freire, Tammy I Arai, Manoela C Brandão, and Andrea S Freire (2017)

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

Nauplius, 25.

Abstract

AbstractThe 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.Key words: Trindade Island; Grapsoidea; salinity; inland; South Atlantic Ocean

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DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2017032
ISSN: 0104-6497

URL http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-64972017000100807&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

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