Molecular Phylogenetics of the Mitten Crab Species in Eriocheir, Sensu Lato (Brachyura: Grapsidae)

Chu, Ka Hou; Ho, Hsuan-Ching; Li, C. P.; Chan, Tin‐Yam

doi:10.1651/c-2347

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“…We used data only for fresh and brackish water habitats; thus, our results cannot be extrapolated to coastal, marine habitats. Although the focus of our work was the mitten crab, we also included reports for E. hepuensis because molecular analyses suggest that they may be the same species (Lu et al 2000; Chu et al 2003; Tang et al 2003). We included these reports to increase the number of reports within our prediction.…”

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Predicting the Range of Chinese Mitten Crabs in Europe

Herborg

Rudnick

Yang³

et al. 2007

Conservation Biology

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Ecological niche modeling provides a means for predicting the potential future distribution of a nonindigenous species based on environmental characteristics of the species' native range. We applied this method to the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis), a catadromous crustacean with a long history of invasion in Europe. We used genetic algorithm for rule-set prediction to predict the potential European distribution of mitten crab based on its distribution in 42 locations in its native Asia. The climatic variables, air temperature, number of days, amount of precipitation, and wetness index, contributed significantly to predictions of native distribution limits. Although the genetic algorithm for rule-set prediction model was developed for the native range, the species' extensive distribution in Europe (n =434) allowed independent validation of the predictions. Application of the model to Europe was successful, with 84% of occurrences in regions predicted to be suitable by >80% of the models and <4% of occurrences in areas predicted suitable by <50% of the models (mainly along the northern range). At the watershed scale, areas with established mitten crab populations had significantly higher habitat matching than sites that were not invaded. The independent validation of the Asian-based model by the European distribution revealed that predictions were highly accurate. The model also identified large areas of Europe, particularly along the Mediterranean coast, as vulnerable to future invasion. These predictions can be used to develop strategies to control the spread of mitten crab by preventing introductions into vulnerable areas.

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Predicting the Range of Chinese Mitten Crabs in Europe

Herborg

Rudnick

Yang³

et al. 2007

Conservation Biology

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“…Mitochondrial markers, large subunit (16S) ribosomal (r)RNA and cytochrome oxidase I (COI), have proven to be useful markers for suggesting species boundaries and phylogeny of crabs and shrimps (e.g., Schubart et al, 2000;Chu et al, 2003;Shih et al, 2004Shih et al, , 2006Shih & Cai, 2007;Shih & Suzuki, 2008;Shih & Shy, 2009). However for Uca, the only attempt at a genetically based phylogeny has been the joint study using 16S rRNA reported by Levinton et al (1996) and Sturmbauer et al (1996).…”

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Genetic evidence for the recognition of two fiddler crabs, Uca iranica and U. albimana (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean, with notes on the U. lactea species-complex

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“…The origin of E. sinensis is Southern China and parts of Korea (Chu et al 2003). In Europe it was first recorded in the German Aller River in 1912, where it may have been introduced with ships' ballast water discharges (Panning and Peters 1932;Peters et al 1936;Gollasch 1999).…”

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