Find of larvae of the hermit crab <i>Diogenes nitidimanus </i>Terao, 1913 (Decapoda: Diogenidae) in ship's ballast waters: evidence in support of its introduction into Peter the Great Bay
The larva of the hermit crab Diogenes nitidimanus Terao, 1913 was found in ballast waters of the tanker "Minotaur" that arrived from the Chinese port of Laizhou (Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea). Earlier, an abundant population of mature adults of D. nitidimanus was found in Vostok Bay (Peter the Great Bay), suggesting the introduction and naturalization of this species in Peter the Great Bay. The finding of its larva in ballast waters of oil ship on the Russia-China route confirms the introduction of this species into Peter the Great Bay