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Discovery of the first known benthic invasive species in the Southern Ocean: the North Atlantic spider crab Hyas araneus found in the Antarctic Peninsula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2004

MARCOS TAVARES  and
GUSTAVO A. S. DE MELO
MARCOS TAVARES
Affiliation:
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazareth, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, Brazil, [email protected]
GUSTAVO A. S. DE MELO
Affiliation:
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazareth, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, Brazil, [email protected]
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Abstract

The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is no longer free from invasive marine species. The North Atlantic spider crab Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Majidae) has been recorded for the first time from the Antarctic Peninsula. Isolated for at least 25 million years, the endemic Antarctic Southern Ocean marine fauna is now being exposed to human-mediated influx of exotic species. Invasive species and polar warming combined can foster the probability of arrival and colonization by non-indigenous species, with unpredictable consequences for the Antarctic marine biota.

Keywords

Antarcticaalien speciesballast waterCrustacea DecapodaPolar warming
Type
Research Article
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 129 - 131
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 2004

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