First record of green crabs, Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) in Golfo Nuevo, Chubut Argentina: a new northern limit of distribution in the Patagonian coast

Authors

  • Pablo J. Torres Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) (CONICET-UNaM), Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
  • Ximena González-Pisani Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.16.26.2.0.147

Abstract

This note was aimed at reporting the presence of the “European green crab” Carcinus maenas in the coast of Nuevo Gulf (Chubut, Argentina). This new record extends the actual distribution range of this species 250 km to the north of San Jorge Gulf, where it was previously reported. C. maenas is one of the most successful aquatic invaders in the world, with populations established on all continents, and represents a threat to the integrity of coastal ecosystems of southern South America, and also to the economies of fishing communities of South Atlantic.

Author Biography

Pablo J. Torres, Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) (CONICET-UNaM), Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.

Licenciado en Ciencias Biologicas, actualmente trabajando como Personal de Apoyo a la investigacion, como tecnico de colecciones biologicas
Carcinus maenas en Puerto Madryn

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2016-07-06

How to Cite

Torres, P. J., & González-Pisani, X. (2016). First record of green crabs, Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) in Golfo Nuevo, Chubut Argentina: a new northern limit of distribution in the Patagonian coast. Ecología Austral, 26(2), 134–137. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.16.26.2.0.147

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2016): August 2016, Pages 95-211

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Short Communications

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