| Title | Discovery of a large offshore population of the northeast Pacific burrowing shrimp Neotrypaea sp. (Decapoda: Axiidea) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Authors | Henkel, Sarah K., Eugene C. Revelas, Stefan Wodzicki, and John Chapman |
| Secondary Title | Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science |
| Volume | 274 |
| Number | 107936 |
| Pagination | 11 p. |
| Date Published | 2022 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), Giant ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea gigas, habitats, morphology, sediments, taxonomy, water temperature, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | The ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea spp., has long been known as a burrower in soft estuarine sediments. While scattered numbers of ghost shrimp were found on the continental shelf, they were believed to be strays from estuaries; that is, until 2019, when a large population of ghost shrimp was found on the continental shelf off Newport in waters 58-77 meters deep. The offshore population was thought to be giant ghost shrimp (Neotrypaea gigas), known to be present in Yaquina Bay, but not often written about. This population has multiple years and multiple size classes. “This is the first report of a major burrowing shrimp population on the continental northeast Pacific coastal ocean” (from the Abstract). Is a native species expanding or shifting its habitats in response to climate or other anthropogenic change? Or does this find represent an introduction of a new species? Stay tuned… This is an open-access article. |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272771422001949?via%3Dihub |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107936 |
| Series Title | Estuarine, coastal and shelf science |
