The Spiny-cheek Crayfish Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) Invades New Areas in Serbian Inland Waters
2020
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Faxonius limosus (formerly known as Orconectes limosus in the literature) is an invasive alien crayfish
species with the largest distribution range in Europe. The first record of this species from the Danube
River in Serbia was near Apatin in 2002, and since then it has expanded its range along the entire
Serbian section. The presence of F. limosus was studied during a twelve-year period (2007–2019),
covering different types of water bodies in Serbia (rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs and ponds). The
species was detected at seven new localities along the main course of the Danube River, denoting that
its colonisation has developed in two directions, upstream and downstream, respectively. Along with its
expansion in the Danube River, the occurrence of F. limosus has been recorded in all main tributaries ‒
the rivers Sava, Tisa and Velika Morava, as well as the Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal (DTD Canal). Due
to its rapid dispersal rate and negative effect on native crayfish species, urgent measures are needed to
monitor and prevent further spread of this invasive alien species in the Serbian inland waters and the
Danube River Basin.
Keywords:
Spiny-cheek crayfish; invasive alien species; Danube River Basin; range expansionSource:
Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 2020, 72, 4, 623-627Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200007 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković') (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200007)
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