First record of Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989 (Decapoda; Leucosiidae) and further record of Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) indicus Davie, 2012 (Decapoda; Macrophthalmidae) in Hellenic waters

• DOI: 10.3391/bir.2023.12.1.19
• Publication Date: 2023-03-08T08:38:23Z
• Authors: Gerasimos Kondylatos; Dimitrios Mavrouleas; Eirini Gratsia; Panagiotis Kasapidis; Maria Corsini-Foka; Dimitris Klaoudatos

The findings of the crabs Arcania brevifrons and Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) indicus, native to Indo-West Pacific Ocean Red Sea, Indian respectively, in 2021 are described from Rhodes Island, Greece.This first record leucosiid A. Hellenic waters Aegean Sea documents westward expansion its Mediterranean distribution.Two individuals introduced macrophthalmid M. (M.) indicus were found stomachs silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), a fish species that itself is invasive.For both species, DNA barcoding was performed using standard mitochondrial marker cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI).While identification genetically confirmed, morphologically identified.There no genetic samples available nucleotide database GenBank, hindering ability confirm identification.However, had previously been detected 12 years ago same area.