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Dikerogammarus villosus

Dikerogammarus villosus

reuzenvlokreeft(+3)·(Sowinsky, 1894)

GBIF:157132021

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Freshwater

Characteristics

Extant

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(10)

Czech Republic
introduced
Czech Republic
introduced
Belgian part of the North Sea(BE)
introduced
Belgian part of the North Sea(BE)
introduced
German part of the Baltic Sea(DE)
introduced
British part of the Bristol Channel(GB)
introduced
Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea(LT)
introduced
Latvian part of the Baltic Sea(LV)
introduced
Polish part of the Baltic Sea(PL)
introduced
Russian part of the Baltic Sea(RU)
introduced

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 4 languages. 1 preferred.

nldreuzenvlokreeftnld★deuGroßer Höckerflohkrebsdeuengkiller shrimpengukrБокоплав опушенийukr

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 4 languages. 1 name preferred.

nldreuzenvlokreeft
nld★ preferred
Source: Vercauteren, Th.; Sablon, R.; Wouters, K. (2006). Exotische ongewervelden in vijvers en grachten van het Provinciaal Groendomein Prinsenpark in Retie: een eerste bilan, in: Nieuwborg, H. et al. (Ed.) (2006). Natuurstudie in de provincie Antwerpen: Antwerpse Koepel voor Natuurstudie (ANKONA) Jaarboek 2004-2005. pp. 27-39
deuGroßer Höckerflohkrebs
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
engkiller shrimp
eng
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrБокоплав опушений
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (436 nucleotides; 555 proteins)

NCBI:txid191522

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(4)

  • 1

    Bącela, K.; Grabowski, M.; Konopacka, A. (2008). Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (Crustacea, Amphipoda) enters Vistula – the biggest river in the Baltic basin. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 3(1): 95-98.

    ecology sourceDOI: 10.3391/ai.2008.3.1.16
  • 2

    Faasse, M.; Van Moorsel, G. (2000). Nieuwe en minder bekende vlokreeftjes van sublitorale harde bodems in het Deltagebied (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridea) [New and lesser-known amphipods of hard substrates in the Delta area of the Netherlands (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridea)]. <i>Ned. Faunist. Meded. 11</i>: 19-44

    additional source
  • 3

    Rewicz, T.; Grabowski, M.; MacNeil, C.; Bącela-Spychalska, K. (2014). The profile of a ‘perfect' invader – the case of killer shrimp, Dikerogammarus villosus. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 9(3): 267-288.

    ecology source
  • 4

    Rewicz, T.; Wattier, R.; Grabowski, M.; Rigaud, T.; Bącela-Spychalska, K. (2015). Out of the Black Sea: Phylogeography of the Invasive Killer Shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus across Europe. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(2): e0118121.

    ecology sourceDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118121

    • Source Information

    WRiMS

    WRiMS

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    The World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS, https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced) records which marine species in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS, https://www.marinespecies.org, https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/347) have been introduced deliberately or accidentally by human activities to geographic areas outside their native range. It excludes species that colonized new locations naturally (so called ‘range extensions’), even if in response to climate change. The dataset is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each taxon: the scientific name, higher classification, stable identifiers linking to taxon and scientific name information, taxonomic status, and nomenclatural status, the vernacular names, the region of introduction and associated country, as well as the year of the first introduction (first collection) and/or last assessment/observation in this region, coarse habitat information, and the pathway(s) of introduction and invasion stage. We have released this dataset under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY). If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.

    Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced on 2026-06-01. doi:10.14284/347 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-19.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    157132021
    Dataset Key
    0a2eaf0c-5504-4f48-a47f-c94229029dc8
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    4315705
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148586
    Last Crawled
    6/10/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/10/2026
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