Invasion History
First Non-native North American Tidal Record:First Non-native West Coast Tidal Record:
First Non-native East/Gulf Coast Tidal Record:
General Invasion History:
None
North American Invasion History:
Description
None
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Tree
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea | |
| Class: | Malacostraca | |
| Subclass: | Eumalacostraca | |
| Superorder: | Eucarida | |
| Order: | Decapoda | |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata | |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura | |
| Superfamily: | Grapsoidea | |
| Family: | Gecarcinidae | |
| Genus: | Metopograpsus | |
| Species: | oceanicus |
Synonyms
Potentially Misidentified Species
Ecology
Food:
Consumers:
Competitors:
Trophic Status:
Habitats
Tolerances and Life History Parameters
General Impacts
Regional Distribution Map
| Bioregion | Region Name | Year | Invasion Status | Population Status | Vectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-XII | None | 1996 | Non-native | Established | |
| SP-XXI | None | 2006 | Non-native | Established | |
| SP-XIII | None | 1989 | Crypogenic | Established | |
| EA-III | None | 0 | Native | Established | |
| EAS-VI | None | 0 | Native | Established | |
| CIO-IV | None | 0 | Native | Established | |
| EAS-I | None | 0 | Native | Established | |
| EAS-IV | None | 0 | Native | Established |
Occurrence Map
| OCC_ID | Author | Year | Date | Locality | Status | Latitude | Longitude |
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References
Carlton, James T.; Eldredge, Lucius (2009) Marine bioinvasions of Hawaii: The introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine animals and plants of the Hawaiian archipelago., Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies 4: 1-202Paulay, Gustan (200) Metopograpsus oceanicus (Crustacea: Brachyura) in Hawaii and Guam: another recent invasive?, Pacific Science 61(2): 295-300
Paulay, Gustav; Kirkendale, Lisa; Lambert, Gretchen; Meyer, Chris (2002) Anthropogenic biotic interchange in a coral reef ecosystem: a case study from Guam, Pacific Science 56(2): 403-422