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 <i>Diogenes nitidimanus</i> 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 <i>D. nitidimanus</i> was found in Vostok Bay (Peter the Great Bay), suggesting the introduction and naturalization of this species<i> </i>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