Wood, CBishop, JDavies, CDelduca, EHatton, JHerbert, RClark, P2019-01-282019-01-282015-02-212017-04-11Christine A. Wood, John D.D. Bishop, Clare J. Davies, Emma L. Delduca, Josh C. Hatton, Roger J.H. Herbert and Paul F. Clark Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura and Watanabe, 2005 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsoidea): first records of the brush-clawed shore crab from Great Britain. BioInvasions Records, vol.4, no.2, June 2015 (pp 109-113).10.3391/bir.2015.4.2.07http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622427The brush-clawed shore crab is reported from the River Medway, Kent and the River Colne, Essex, England. These represent the first records of Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura and Watanabe, 2005 from Great Britain. If H. takanoi becomes established in GB, it may pose a threat to populations of the native shore crab Carcinus maenas.openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal Article2242-1300BioInvasions Records42109 - 113brush-clawed shore crab,invasive brachyuran speciesRiver Medwaysouthern EnglandRiver ColneBrightlingsea