First record of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in the Segura River mouth (Spain, southwestern Mediterranean Sea)

First record of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in the Segura River mouth (Spain, southwestern Mediterranean Sea)

A single male individual of Callinectes sapidus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) was collected on 6 December 2014 in the Segura River mouth in southeastern Spain. Information on collection site, DNA barcoding, and its present distribution and dispersal strategies are provided.

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