Range extension of the tanaidid Zeuxo holdichi (Bamber, 1990) along the northern coasts of France?

Aurélie Foveau (1) , Jean-Philippe Pezy (1) , Noémie Baux (1) , Alexandrine Baffreau (1) , Quentin Bachelet (1) , Bastien Chouquet (2) , Chloé Dancie (2) , Thierry Ruellet (3) , Jean-Claude Dauvin (1)

1 M2C - Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière
2 CSLN - Cellule de Suivi du Littoral Normand
3 GEMEL Groupe d'Étude des Milieux Estuariens et Littoraux -- Equipe Picardie

The tanaidacean crustacean, Zeuxo holdichi was first described from Arcachon Bay, France, by Bamber in 1990. Since then, this species has been recorded several times in Europe, from Iberian Peninsula to Germany. In this present study, we report new records of this species along the northern coasts of France bordering the English Channel. It is hypothesized that Z. holdichi is being spread because of aquaculture activities.

Keywords: Crustacea; Tanaids; Zeuxo holdichi; English Channel; Northern distribution

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecology; Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Continental interfaces, environment

Aurélie Foveau, Jean-Philippe Pezy, Noémie Baux, Alexandrine Baffreau, Quentin Bachelet, et al.. Range extension of the tanaidid Zeuxo holdichi (Bamber, 1990) along the northern coasts of France?. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 2018, 59, pp.329-333. ⟨10.21411/CBM.A.58345007⟩. ⟨hal-01868064⟩