The first record of Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Plagusiidae) from the southern rim of the Mediterranean

Abstract

Percnon gibbesi is reported for the first time from Libya. This plagusiid crab is the most invasive decapod species to enter the Mediterranean Sea. It was first recorded in 1999 from the Balears and Sicily and has since spread from Spain to Turkey. This is the first record from the southern rim of the Mediterranean.

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