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Maja brachydactyla (Brachyura: Majidae) in the western Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2014

Pere Abelló ,
Guillermo Guerao ,
Francisca Salmerón  and
José Enrique García Raso
Pere Abelló*
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim 37–49, 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Guillermo Guerao
Affiliation:
Passeig de Fabra i Puig 344, 08031 Barcelona, Spain
Francisca Salmerón
Affiliation:
Centro Oceanográfico de Malaga, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Fuengirola, Spain
José Enrique García Raso
Affiliation:
Universidad de Malaga, Dept. Biología Animal, Malaga, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Abelló, Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim 37–49, 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain email: pabello@icm.csic.es
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Abstract

An ovigerous Maja spider crab was captured during a fishery research cruise in the North Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean, near the city of Malaga. From morphological characters this individual was identified as Maja brachydactyla. Prior to the specimen being returned alive back to sea, it was measured, photographed, and a portion of a pleopod excised for genetic analysis. The latter confirmed the identification as correct. An additional seven specimens collected from Caleta de Velez in the vicinity of Malaga were morphologically examined, confirming the presence of M. brachydactyla in the Alboran Sea. This finding would represent the first evidence of the species occurring in the western Mediterranean Sea, with apparently well-established populations.

Keywords

MajidaeMaja brachydactylaAlboran Seawestern Mediterraneanmolecular identification
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e77
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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