Dikerogammarus haemobaphes
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| Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Eichwald, 1841)
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Dikerogammarus haemobaphes is a species of freshwater gammarid crustacean. It is native to the Ponto-Caspian region (around the Black Sea and Caspian Sea).[1] It has also become established in the Vistula River in Poland, and is common in parts of Austria.[2] In October 2012, it was discovered in the River Severn at Tewkesbury, Worcestershire.[3]
It is also known as the demon shrimp.[4]
References
- ^ Karolina Bacela, Alicja Konopacka & Michal Grabowski (2009). "Reproductive biology of Dikerogammarus haemobaphes: an invasive gammarid (Crustacea: Amphipoda) colonizing running waters in Central Europe". Biological Invasions. 11 (9): 2055–2066. doi:10.1007/s10530-009-9496-2.
- ^ "Dikerogammarus haemobaphes". European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS). Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Relative of 'killer shrimp' found in Worcestershire waterways". BBC News. October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ Claire Marshall (16 April 2014). "EU blacklist to stop spread of alien species". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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