On a new record of the genus Uca (Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) found along the coast of Pakistan

On a new record of the genus Uca (Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) found along the coast of Pakistan

This is the first record from Pakistan of Uca iranica Pretzmann, 1971, a species that occurs in mangrove areas. U. iranica now appears to be one of the frequently and abundantly distributed Uca species on the coast of Pakistan. This species was previously reported from the Gulf of Oman and the Persi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Crustaceana 2014, Vol.87 (6), p.666-673
Hauptverfasser: Saher, N. U, Sahir, O, Shih, H.-T, Kamal, M, Qureshi, N. A
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Sprache:eng
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Brachyura
Decapoda
Ocypodidae
Uca
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Zusammenfassung:This is the first record from Pakistan of Uca iranica Pretzmann, 1971, a species that occurs in mangrove areas. U. iranica now appears to be one of the frequently and abundantly distributed Uca species on the coast of Pakistan. This species was previously reported from the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. To date, four species of Uca known from Pakistan have been confirmed.
ISSN:0011-216X
1568-5403
0011-216X
DOI:10.1163/15685403-00003317