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| First record of the alien caprellid amphipod, Caprella mutica, for the UK |  |
| Willis, K.J.; Cook, E.J.; Lozano-Fernandez, M.; Takeuchi, I. (2004). First record of the alien caprellid amphipod, Caprella mutica, for the UK J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84(3): 1027-1028 |
| In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Plymouth. ISSN 0025-3154, meer |
| Trefwoorden |
Nieuwe distributierecords; Caprella mutica [WoRMS]; British Isles, Scotland [gazetteer]; Marien |
| Abstract |
A large caprellid amphipod recently discovered at a salmon farm in the Lynne of Lorne near Oban, Scotland, has been identified as Caprella mutica, a species indigenous to north-east Asia. The caprellid population appears to have become established in the last four years at the site with a high abundance of animals occurring year round on the farm nets, mooring ropes and on artificial experimental structures located <10 m from the fish farm. This paper briefly describes C. mutica found in Scotland. Application of Chapman & Carlton's criteria for determining introduced species suggests that C. mutica is non-indigenous to the area. |
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