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DecaNet aims to be an authoritative listing of all currently accepted species and genera of decapods, both recent and fossil.
Phylogeny and two new species of thorid shrimps: doi.org/10.1093/jcbi...
Molecular phylogenetics of Thor Kingsley, 1878 and Thinora Bruce, 1997 (Decapoda: Caridea: Thoridae), with the relegation of Thinora to synonymy and the description of two new species of Thor, one cry...
Abstract. The genera Thor Kingsley, 1878 and Thinora Bruce, 1997 comprises small-sized thorid shrimps (family Thoridae Kingsley, 1878) distributed in tropi
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June 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Phylogeny and two new species of thorid shrimps: doi.org/10.1093/jcbi...
Congratulations Sammy DeGrave on a well deserved WoRMS Achievement Award!! www.marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...
Awardees for the 2025 WoRMS Achievement & Early Career Researcher Award known
This year, Sammy De Grave has been honored with the WoRMS Achievement Award, and the WoRMS Early Career Researcher Award goes to Sávio Gabriel Gomes Pereira.
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June 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Congratulations Sammy DeGrave on a well deserved WoRMS Achievement Award!! www.marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...
Congratulations Wim on a wonderful career and all your help on the Decapods @WoRMS: www.marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...
Giving Wim Decock – WoRMS DMT member - a rousing send-off: well-deserved retirement awaits!
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May 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Congratulations Wim on a wonderful career and all your help on the Decapods @WoRMS: www.marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...
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How the UK 🇬🇧 is trying to prevent the introduction of marbled #crayfish:
marinescience.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/15/m...
marinescience.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/15/m...
Marbled Crayfish: a serious non-native threat, with potential risk of introduction through the pet trade.
Invasive non-native species, both plants and animals, threaten our native wildlife, natural ecosystems, economy, health, and interfere with activities we enjoy. Invasive Species Week is led by the GB...
marinescience.blog.gov.uk
May 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
How the UK 🇬🇧 is trying to prevent the introduction of marbled #crayfish:
marinescience.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/15/m...
marinescience.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/15/m...
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Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period.
Paleontologists discover a 500-million-year-old, 3-eyed predator
Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period.
Taxonomy of two deep-water penaeoid shrimps (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Penaeidae, Solenoceridae) Pleoticus steindachneri (Balss, 1914) and Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986 endemic to the Red Sea url:https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article-abstract/45/1/ruaf011/8096265
May 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Taxonomy of two deep-water penaeoid shrimps (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Penaeidae, Solenoceridae) Pleoticus steindachneri (Balss, 1914) and Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986 endemic to the Red Sea url:https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article-abstract/45/1/ruaf011/8096265
Development of a new primer cocktail for improved DNA barcoding of brachyuran crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) url:https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article-abstract/45/1/ruae081/8003485
May 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Development of a new primer cocktail for improved DNA barcoding of brachyuran crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) url:https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article-abstract/45/1/ruae081/8003485
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Out now! Our new curriculum for grades 6-12 helps educators across the #GreatLakes region engage their students to think critically about freshwater ecosystems through the lens of crayfish - read more about it here: iiseagrant.org/new-crayfish...
New crayfish curriculum engages students in Great Lakes and local invasive species issues - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Crayfish can frequently be found in the role of classroom pet, but as with many school critters, they can pose a threat if they are released into local waters—non-native species can prove to be invasi...
iiseagrant.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Out now! Our new curriculum for grades 6-12 helps educators across the #GreatLakes region engage their students to think critically about freshwater ecosystems through the lens of crayfish - read more about it here: iiseagrant.org/new-crayfish...
Two new mole crabs from Java! mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Two mole crab species of Emerita Scopoli, 1777 (Decapoda: Anomura: Hippidae) from Java Island, Indonesia, with description of a new species
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mapress.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Two new mole crabs from Java! mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Great new paper on genome skimming in freshwater crayfish with two new species descriptions from Pacifastacus! mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Genome skimming supports two new crayfish species from the genus Pacifastacus Bott, 1950 (Decapoda: Astacidae)
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mapress.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Great new paper on genome skimming in freshwater crayfish with two new species descriptions from Pacifastacus! mapress.com/zt/article/v...
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#NewSpecies!
New shrimp from #usa just pinched us:
Salmoneus manningi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87CC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SalmoneusManningi
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #ecology #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
New shrimp from #usa just pinched us:
Salmoneus manningi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87CC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SalmoneusManningi
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #ecology #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
April 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#NewSpecies!
New shrimp from #usa just pinched us:
Salmoneus manningi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87CC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SalmoneusManningi
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #ecology #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
New shrimp from #usa just pinched us:
Salmoneus manningi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87CC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SalmoneusManningi
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #ecology #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
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New study shows that 73% of #DeepSea decapods had ingested #microplastics, mostly fibers (91%). Catalan specimens had significantly more MPs than Sardinian ones. A. antennatus had the highest MP load in the Catalan area, Nephrops was the most contaminated decapod in Sardinia.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
March 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New study shows that 73% of #DeepSea decapods had ingested #microplastics, mostly fibers (91%). Catalan specimens had significantly more MPs than Sardinian ones. A. antennatus had the highest MP load in the Catalan area, Nephrops was the most contaminated decapod in Sardinia.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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Ascension Island land crab (Johngarthia lagostoma) laying eggs at North-East Bay. The green mark is part of the annual survey to make sure theyre not double counted. #ascensionisland #Johngarthialagostoma #decapod #crustacean #southatlantic #eggs #landcrabs
April 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Ascension Island land crab (Johngarthia lagostoma) laying eggs at North-East Bay. The green mark is part of the annual survey to make sure theyre not double counted. #ascensionisland #Johngarthialagostoma #decapod #crustacean #southatlantic #eggs #landcrabs
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2025. A review of behavioral testing in decapod shrimp (Caridea) and prawns (Dendrobranchiata) with applications for welfare assessment in aquaculture. #AnimalWelfare #AnimalEthics peerj.com/articles/188...
A review of behavioral testing in decapod shrimp (Caridea) and prawns (Dendrobranchiata) with applications for welfare assessment in aquaculture
Evolving societal expectations are driving increasing interest in the welfare of decapod crustaceans, such as prawns and shrimp, grown in aquaculture. A key aspect of understanding an animal’s welfare...
peerj.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
2025. A review of behavioral testing in decapod shrimp (Caridea) and prawns (Dendrobranchiata) with applications for welfare assessment in aquaculture. #AnimalWelfare #AnimalEthics peerj.com/articles/188...
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On this Earth Day, please join us in celebrating biodiversity and the conservationists who are working to protect our planet’s animals, fungi and plants. #EarthDay2025 🌍🌎🌏
April 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
On this Earth Day, please join us in celebrating biodiversity and the conservationists who are working to protect our planet’s animals, fungi and plants. #EarthDay2025 🌍🌎🌏
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In honor of #InverteFest, a cranefly larva (Tipulidae) collected last week at Indiana Dunes National Park while teaching educators how to sample for aquatic macroinvertebrates (bonus appearances from a water scorpion and crayfish!)
April 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In honor of #InverteFest, a cranefly larva (Tipulidae) collected last week at Indiana Dunes National Park while teaching educators how to sample for aquatic macroinvertebrates (bonus appearances from a water scorpion and crayfish!)
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For #invertefest, a rusty crayfish I drew for Inktober last year. #SciArt
April 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For #invertefest, a rusty crayfish I drew for Inktober last year. #SciArt