On the Finding of the Larvae of Oriental Shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) in the Kerch Strait
Journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
Year: 2020

In recent decades, owing to the intensification of invasions of marine aquatic organisms in the Black Sea, the need has arisen for their monitoring in order to predict the consequences for local species and ecosystems. As a rule, most of the invading species are recorded in the recipient area owing to the findings of adult specimens. However, the findings of larval stages may indirectly indicate the presence of an emerging population. The settlement of the oriental shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus