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

Tariq H. Yasein; Al Maliky; Murtada D. Naser, et al.

Arthropods (Mar 2016)

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

Tariq H. Yasein,
Al Maliky,
Murtada D. Naser, et al.

Affiliations

Tariq H. Yasein: Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Al Maliky: Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Murtada D. Naser, et al.: Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 23 – 27

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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.

Published in Arthropods

ISSN: 2224-4255 (Online)
Publisher: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp

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