Table 2 List of Crustacea recorded in the study area with special focus on alien species and their origin. P-C : Ponto-Caspian, NW-A : Northwest Atlantic, NW-P: Northwest Pacific. The abundances of individuals in each habitat type are based on estimates.
From: Ponto-Caspian mysid shrimp Paramysis lacustris has reached the Elbe estuary
Species | Alien species | Habitat Type | Ind/m2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Amphipoda | |||
Chelicorophium robustum (Sars, 1895)16 | P-C | Deadwood/ Sand | 16 |
Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894)17 | P-C | Deadwood | 16 |
Gammarus tigrinus (Sexton, 1939)18 | NW-A | Deadwood/ Sand | 31 |
Gammarus duebenii (Liljeborg, 1852)19 | – | Sand | 2 |
Gammarus zaddachi (Sexton, 1912)20 | – | Deadwood/ Sand | 13 |
Decapoda | |||
Eriocheir sinensis (Milne Edwards, 1853)21 | NW-P | Deadwood | 11 |
Mysida | |||
Limnomysis benedeni (Czerniavsky, 1882)10 | P-C | Stone revetment (submerged) | 1 |
Paramysis lacustris (Czerniavsky, 1882)10 | P-C | Stone revetment (submerged) | 36 |