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New record of the marbled crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Grapsoidea) on the coast of northern Cotentin, Normandy, western English Channel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2009

Jean-Claude Dauvin
Jean-Claude Dauvin*
Affiliation:
Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Station Marine de Wimereux, UMR 8187 CNRS LOG, BP 80, 28 avenue Foch, F-62930 Wimereux, France
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Correspondence should be addressed to: J.-C. Dauvin, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Station Marine de Wimereux, UMR 8187 CNRS LOG, BP 80, 28 avenue Foch, F-62930 Wimereux, France email: jean-claude.dauvin@univ-lille1.fr
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Abstract

The sighting of the marbled crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus on the western coast of northern Cotentin confirms the presence of this species in the English Channel. This new sighting may be related to the northern progression of the species probably due to increased sea surface temperatures.

Keywords

Pachygrapsus marmoratusmarbled crabCotentinEnglish Channel
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e92
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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