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First record of the North American amphipod Melita nitida Smith, 1873 in Polish coastal waters

Monika Normant-Saremba

Monika Normant-Saremba

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Normant-Saremba, Monika
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Lena Marszewska

Lena Marszewska

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Marszewska, Lena
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Francis Kerckhof

Francis Kerckhof

Marine Ecology and Management, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesOstend, Belgium
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Mar 06, 2017
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Article Category: Short communication
Published Online: Mar 06, 2017
Page range: 108 - 115
Received: Apr 20, 2016
Accepted: Jun 13, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0011
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The present paper reports the first observation of the North American amphipod Melita nitida Smith, 1873 in the Gulf of Gdańsk (the southern Baltic Sea, Poland). In 2014, 13 adult specimens, including 3 males, were collected in the Port of Gdynia, which is located in the western part of this waterbody.

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