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Md Sagir Ahmed, Tamim Afrin, Anindita Barua
Summary: This study confirms the discovery of four new crab species in the northern waters of the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh, using traditional morphological and molecular characteristics to identify them and update their geographical distribution.
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Carlo Froglia, Simone D'Acunto, Sara Segati, Sara Bonanomi
Summary: Two more specimens of Charybdis japonica were collected near the port of Ravenna, Italy, fifteen years after the first capture in the Adriatic Sea. This swimming crab, originally from the North Western Pacific, has already demonstrated its invasive capacity in coastal waters of New Zealand. Its potential establishment in the northern Adriatic lagoons may pose a threat to the local Manila clam fishery and aquaculture activities.
JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tiffany J. S. Simpson, Claire M. Wellington, Sherralee S. Lukehurst, Roger Huerlimann, Heather Veilleux, Michael Snow, Joana Dias, Justin I. McDonald
Summary: Crabs can be transported outside of their natural habitat through human activities such as trade and shipping. Once introduced into new areas, they can become invasive and have negative impacts on the environment and native species. Molecular techniques, such as the developed qPCR assay targeting the CO1 region, can be useful for early detection and identification of invasive species, even when morphological characteristics are challenging or unavailable.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Carlo Froglia, Simone D'acunto, Sara Segati, Sara Bonanomi
Summary: This article reports the collection of two more specimens of Charybdis japonica near the port of Ravenna, fifteen years after the first capture of a specimen in the Adriatic Sea. This swimming crab, native from the North Western Pacific, has already demonstrated its invasive capacity in New Zealand. Its potential establishment in the northern Adriatic lagoons poses a threat to the local Manila clam fishery and aquaculture activities.
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Genetics & Heredity
Ji-Min Kim, Hyung-Seop Kim, Chang-Ho Yi
Summary: This study extracted the whole genomic DNA from Helicana japonica specimens collected from the Republic of Korea, and determined the complete mitochondrial genome using Illumina HiSeq X Ten. The mitochondrial genome is 16,535 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes. A phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that H. japonica forms a sister clade with another Helicana species, Helicana wuana.
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
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Biodiversity Conservation
Matheus Araujo Siqueira, Maria Lais Martins Vieira, Douglas Moraes, Alexandre Oliveira Almeida, Joao Lucas Leao Feitosa
Summary: The research found that native fish, Myrichthys ocellatus, can prey on the invasive crab Charybdis hellerii, with the crabs being consumed before reaching sexual maturity. Myrichthys ocellatus is mainly found in seagrass beds, macroalgal beds, and sandy areas near reefs.
NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY
(2021)