Open AccessThe invasion of Macrobrachium nipponense (de Haan, 1849) (Caridea: Palaemonidae) into the Southern Iraqi Marshes
Author(s) -
Salman D. Salman,
Timothy J. Page,
Murtada D. Naser,
Amaal Yasser
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aquatic invasions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1798-6540
pISSN - 1818-5487
DOI - 10.3391/ai.2006.1.3.2
Subject(s) - palaemonidae , caridea , biology , marsh , fishery , zoology , ecology , decapoda , crustacean , wetland
Forty-two specimens of Macrobrachium nipponense (de Haan, 1849) were collected from Abu-Zirig Marsh in the south of Iraq, in July 2005. DNA sequences confirmed the morphological identification by 99 % similarity to published 16S sequences. The introduction vector for this non-native species into the wild is considered to be unintentional escapes from Iranian aquaculture.
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