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The first finding of the Ponto-Caspian mysid shrimp Hemimysis anomala G. O. Sars (Mysidae) in the Estonian coastal sea
Kotta, J.; Kotta, I. (2010). The first finding of the Ponto-Caspian mysid shrimp Hemimysis anomala G. O. Sars (Mysidae) in the Estonian coastal sea. Estonian Journal of Ecology 59(3): 230-236. https://dx.doi.org/10.3176/eco.2010.3.05
In: Estonian Journal of Ecology. Estonian Academy of Sciences: Tallin. ISSN 1736-602X; e-ISSN 1736-7549, more

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Keywords
Author keywords
    Baltic Sea, benthic invertebrate, mysid, nonindigenous

Authors  Top | Dataset 
  • Kotta, J.
  • Kotta, I.

Abstract
    The aim of this paper was to provide new data on the nektobenthic crustacean Hemimysis anomala in the Estonian coastal sea using trawling data on the density of mysid species. The non-native shrimp was found for the first time in the Estonian coastal sea in 2009. The species was found only once at the outer Pärnu Bay, the Gulf of Riga. The habitat where the species was found was characterized by coarse sand mixed with gravel, clay, and algal debris. The species was associated with the native mysid Neomysis integer. As the abundance of H. anomala was low, it is likely that the species does not affect the structure and functioning of phyto- and zooplankton communities or compete with fish fry for food.

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  • NISES: Non-indigenous (NIS) and cryptogenic species in European regional seas and adjacent areas, more

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