title: FINDING OF THE MUD CRAB &lt;i&gt;DYSPANOPEUS SAYI &lt;/i&gt;(S. I. SMITH, 1869) (BRACHYURA: XANTHOIDEA: PANOPEIDAE) IN THE SEA OF AZOV
abstract: The mud crab Dyspanopeus sayi (S.I.Smith, 1869) was recorded in the waters of the European part of Russia in the coastal zone of the Kazantip Peninsula (Shelkovitsa bay) on the northern coast of the Kerch Peninsula and near the Arshintsevskaya Spit (Kerch) in August 2022 for the first time. The species natural geographic range is located along the entire Atlantic coast of North America and the invasion range includes the coastal waters of the Atlantic coast of Europe, the northern part of the Me
journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions