Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853 – Krab wełnistoręki – Chinese mitten crab
Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.
Status
The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland
Currently present in the environment
Reproducing in the environment
Numbers or/and range stable
Invasive alien species
According to the decree of the Council of Ministers of December 9, 2022, on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern and the list of invasive alien species of Poland’s concern, remedial actions and measures aimed at restoring the natural state of ecosystems, the Chinese mitten crab is a widely spread invasive alien species of Union concern.
General charactreristics
Description and biology
Omnivorous
Impact on native biodiversity and local economy
Habitats in invaded range
Surface running waters; littoral sediment and permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools
Occurrence
Map of occurrence
Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.
Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl
Earliest introduction/record
in 1928
Types of transport
- Unintentional transport to Poland
Pathways of introduction
- Organic packing material (wood packaging)
Type of release into natural environment
- Transport- Stowaway
Local dispersal methods
Active spread without human help
References
- Chrzanowski Z. (red.) 1976. Mały słownik zoologiczny. Bezkręgowce Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa
- Czerniejewski P., Filipiak J. 2001. Krab wełnistoszczypcy Eriocheir Sinensis (Milne-Edwards 1853) z Zalewu Szczecińskiego Komunikaty Rybackie 60: 28-32. Instytut Rybactwa Śródlądowego w Olsztynie
- Czerniejewski P., Filipiak J. 2002. Krab wełnistoszczypcy - Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1854 - ekspansywny azjatycki skorupiak Przegląd Zoologiczny XLVI: 143-150.
- Grabda E. 1973. Krab wełnistoszczypcy, Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853 w Polsce Przegląd Zoologiczny 17: 46-49. PWN, Wrocław
- Monika Normant, Jakub Korthals, Anna Szaniawska 2007. Epibiota associated with setae on Chinese mitten crab claws Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1853): a first record. Oceanologia 137–143. Institute of Oceanology link
- Normant M., Wiszniewska A., Szaniawska A. 2000. The Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (Decapoda: Grapsidae) from Polish waters Oceanologia 42: 375-383. link
- Przemysław Czerniejewski, Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak 2006. Body weight, condition, and carapace width and length in the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) collected from the Szczecin Lagoon (NWPoland) in spring and autumn 2001. Oceanologia 48: 275–285. Institute of oceanology link
- Przemysław Czerniejewski, Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak, Wiesław Pasewicz, Anna Bełdowska 2007. A comparative analysis of two allochthonous populations of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) from the Szczecin Lagoon (NW Poland) and San Francisco Bay (USwest coast). Oceanologia 49: 353–367. Institute of Oceanology link
Life form: Crustacean
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Grapsidae
Scientific synonyms: Eriocheir japonicus de Haan; Eriocheir leptognathus Rathbum; Eriocheir rectus Stipmson
Polish synonyms: Krab wełnistoszczypcy
English synonyms: Chinese crab; Chinese river crab; Shanghai crab
