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First record of the snapping shrimp, Automate branchialis Holthuis & Gottlieb, 1958 for Croatian waters (Decapoda, Alpheidae)

The impact of substantially detrimental anthropogenic activities such as eutrophication, sewage discharge, inorganic pollution, etc., has put the future of Mediterranean biodiversity at stake. This calls for a dramatic increase in conservation efforts. Brijuni National Park is one of the few marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Northern Adriatic, i. e. one of the most polluted parts of the Mediterranean. Bio- inventories are needed to assess the conservation outcome of this small, but historic MPA. In our first survey of the area using minimally invasive data acquisition methods, we found indications of high decapod species richness. A more recent second field campaign has increased the number of recorded decapods on circa 90 species, including several rare ones. Among these finds, a specimen of Automate branchialis deserves particular attention. As can be concluded from the previous records, our sample of A. branchialis from Brijuni MPA represents the first record for both, Croatian waters and the Northern Adriatic.

Decapoda ; first record ; Northern Adriatic ; Marine Protected Area

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