Invasion History
First Non-native Panama (Pacific) Tidal Record: 1971Panama Invasion History:
Invasion history elsewhere in the world:
None
Description
None
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Tree
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea | |
| Class: | Malacostraca | |
| Subclass: | Eumalacostraca | |
| Superorder: | Eucarida | |
| Order: | Decapoda | |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata | |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura | |
| Superfamily: | Xanthoidea | |
| Family: | Panopeidae | |
| Genus: | Eurypanopeus | |
| Species: | dissimilis |
Synonyms
Potentially Misidentified Species
Eurypanopeus canalensis
described by Abele and kim (1989) from the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal
Eurypanopeus depressus
Widespread Atlantic species, NH-Texas, introduced Brazil-Argentina
described by Abele and kim (1989) from the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal
Eurypanopeus depressus
Widespread Atlantic species, NH-Texas, introduced Brazil-Argentina
Ecology
Food:
benthic invertebrates
Trophic Status:
Omnivore
OmniHabitats
| General Habitat | Coarse Woody Debris | None |
| General Habitat | Salt-brackish marsh | None |
| General Habitat | Unstructured Bottom | None |
| General Habitat | Oyster Reef | None |
| General Habitat | Marinas & Docks | None |
| General Habitat | Rocky | None |
| General Habitat | Mangroves | None |
| General Habitat | Grass Bed | None |
| Salinity Range | Euhaline | 30-40 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Polyhaline | 18-30 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Mesohaline | 5-18 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Oligohaline | 0.5-5 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Limnetic | 0-0.5 PSU |
| Tidal Range | Mid Intertidal | None |
| Tidal Range | Low Intertidal | None |
| Tidal Range | Subtidal | None |
| Vertical Habitat | Epibenthic | None |
Tolerances and Life History Parameters
| Maximum Width (mm) | None | 14.3 (Rathbun 1930) |
| Broad Temperature Range | None | Warm temperate-Tropical |
| Broad Salinity Range | None | Mesohaline-Euhaline |
General Impacts
Occurrence Map
| OCC_ID | Author | Year | Date | Locality | Status | Latitude | Longitude |
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References
Abele, Lawrence G.; Kim, Won (1986) An illustrated guide to the marine decapod crustaceans of Florida, State of Florida Department of Environmental Regulation Technical Series 8(1): 1-225Abele, Lawrence G.; Kim, Won (1989) The decapod crustaceans of the Panama Canal, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 482: 1-50
Bremec, Claudia S.; Giberto, Diego A. (2004) New records of two species of Sabellaria (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) from the Argentinean Biogeographic Province, Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia 39(2): 101-105
Markham, John C.; Donath-Hernandez, Francisco; Villalobos-Hiriart, Jose L.; Diaz-Barriga, Antonio-Cantu (1990) Notes on the shallow-water marine Crustacea of the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico, Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Serie Zoologia 61(3): 405-446
McCosker, J.E., Dawson, C.E. (1975) Biotic passage through the Panama Canal, with particular reference to fishes, Marine Biology 30: 343-351