New record of the Grapsoid crab Metaplax indica H. Milne-Edwards,1852 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Thoracotremata) from the NW of the Arabian Gulf, Iraq

New record of the Grapsoid crab Metaplax indica H. Milne-Edwards,1852 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Thoracotremata) from the NW of the Arabian Gulf, Iraq

Specimens of grapsoid crab Metaplax indica were collected from the intertidal zone of the lower reaches of Shatt Al-Arab at Fao region, NW of the Arabian Gulf , Basrah, Iraq 2012. A note on the morphological features of this species and a photograph is provided to confirm the identification of the c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arthropods 2016-03, Vol.5 (1), p.23-27
1. Verfasser: Yasein, Tariq H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arthropoda
Brachyura
Decapoda
Grapsoid crab
Iraq
Metaplax
Metaplax indica
NW of the Arabian Gulf
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Zusammenfassung:Specimens of grapsoid crab Metaplax indica were collected from the intertidal zone of the lower reaches of Shatt Al-Arab at Fao region, NW of the Arabian Gulf , Basrah, Iraq 2012. A note on the morphological features of this species and a photograph is provided to confirm the identification of the crab.
ISSN:2224-4255
2224-4255