An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube

Abstract The talitrid Cryptorchestia garbinii is a terrestrial and riparian European amphipod, distributed throughout the continent and well-known as a recent invader of the shores and banks of many water bodies. In the last decades, the species significantly expanded its range in the Balkans. First...

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Main Authors: Mihailo Vujić, Vukašin Gojšina, Vanja Marković, Nikola Vesović
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2025-07-01
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author Mihailo Vujić
Vukašin Gojšina
Vanja Marković
Nikola Vesović
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description Abstract The talitrid Cryptorchestia garbinii is a terrestrial and riparian European amphipod, distributed throughout the continent and well-known as a recent invader of the shores and banks of many water bodies. In the last decades, the species significantly expanded its range in the Balkans. First records of this species in Serbia are presented here and include descriptions of the habitats. The species was found at several localities alongside the Danube at the Iron Gates. The species was first observed in the Serbian section of the river in 2017. Abundance at this time was very high indicating that colonization almost certainly occurred much earlier. We discuss possible reasons why the species was not detected in Serbia before, as well as probable ways of its arrival and spread. Even though C. garbinii is the eighth allochthonous amphipod detected in Serbia, it is the first semiterrestrial representative, and also, the first one from the infraorder Talitrida recorded in the country.
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spelling doaj-art-0369405833bb494c9e32ea2d29dd7da92025-08-20T02:41:33ZengSociedade Brasileira de CarcinologiaNauplius2358-29362025-07-013310.1590/2358-2936e20250529An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the DanubeMihailo Vujićhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-7831Vukašin Gojšinahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0413-9304Vanja Markovićhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1845-6922Nikola Vesovićhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6256-7975Abstract The talitrid Cryptorchestia garbinii is a terrestrial and riparian European amphipod, distributed throughout the continent and well-known as a recent invader of the shores and banks of many water bodies. In the last decades, the species significantly expanded its range in the Balkans. First records of this species in Serbia are presented here and include descriptions of the habitats. The species was found at several localities alongside the Danube at the Iron Gates. The species was first observed in the Serbian section of the river in 2017. Abundance at this time was very high indicating that colonization almost certainly occurred much earlier. We discuss possible reasons why the species was not detected in Serbia before, as well as probable ways of its arrival and spread. Even though C. garbinii is the eighth allochthonous amphipod detected in Serbia, it is the first semiterrestrial representative, and also, the first one from the infraorder Talitrida recorded in the country.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972025000100209&lng=en&tlng=enAllochthonous speciesCrustaceanew recordSerbiathe Iron Gates
spellingShingle Mihailo Vujić
Vukašin Gojšina
Vanja Marković
Nikola Vesović
An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube
Nauplius
Allochthonous species
Crustacea
new record
Serbia
the Iron Gates
title An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube
title_full An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube
title_fullStr An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube
title_full_unstemmed An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube
title_short An overlooked invader: Cryptorchestia garbinii (Amphipoda: Talitridae) colonizing Serbian banks of the Danube
title_sort overlooked invader cryptorchestia garbinii amphipoda talitridae colonizing serbian banks of the danube
topic Allochthonous species
Crustacea
new record
Serbia
the Iron Gates
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972025000100209&lng=en&tlng=en
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