title: Blue‑colour variants of the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes in 2 rivers of the Abruzzo region, Italy.
abstract: Blue‑colour variants have been reported in American and Australian freshwater crayfish species. We report here the observation of 2 Austropotamobius pallipes individuals with a blue‑colour carapace in 2 rivers of the Aterno‑Pescara river basin, located in the Abruzzo region, Central Italy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Freshwater Biology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caprioli
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garozzo
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giansante
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ferri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003400:Astacoidea / Q000145:classification*; D003116:Color; D007558:Italy; D045483:Rivers