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New record of the fiddler crab Uca (Paraleptuca) sindensis (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from Khor Al-Zubair, Basrah, Iraq

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2010

Murtada D. Naser ,
Malik H. Ali  and
Amaal G. Yasser
Murtada D. Naser*
Affiliation:
Marine Biology Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Malik H. Ali
Affiliation:
Marine Biology Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Amaal G. Yasser
Affiliation:
Department of Vertebrates, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.D. Naser, Marine Biology Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Specimens of the fiddler crab Uca (Paraleptuca) sindensis were collected from the intertidal zones of Khor Al-Zubair, Basrah, Iraq in 2009. A literature review on the distribution of this species revealed that this is the first report of U. (P) sindensis from the Iraqi coast and only the third country in which this species has been recorded. A note on the morphological features of this species and a photograph is provided to confirm the identification of the crab.

Keywords

Uca sindensistaxonomyBasrahIraq
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e87
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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