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First record of the oriental shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus M. J. Rathbun, 1902 in the Baltic Sea

Urszula Janas

Urszula Janas

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Beata Tutak

Beata Tutak

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Jan 04, 2015
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Published Online: Jan 04, 2015
Page range: 431 - 435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-014-0157-4
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© 2014 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland
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The present paper reports for the first time on the occurrence of the oriental shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus M. J. Rathbun, 1902 in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea in 2014. Ovigerous females and young individuals were found, indicating a possible establishment of this species in the Baltic Sea.

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