Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374
Author
Naderloo, Reza
Author
Türkay, Michael
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Zootaxa
2012
2012-07-04
3374
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3374.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3374.1.1
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Ilyoplax stevensi
(Kemp, 1919)
Persian Gulf.
Kuwait
(
Jones 1986a
;
Clayton 1986
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Apel 1994
a
, 1996, 2001),
Iran
(present study).
Iran
.
Hormozgan Province
: Kolahi, Bandar-Tiab,
Qeshm I.
(ten stations along north coast and three stations along south coast), Bandar-Abbas (mangroves), Bandar-Pohl, Bandar-Khamir
.
Bushehr Province
: Khalij-Nayband, Delvar, Ramleh, Bandar-Rig.
Khuzestan Province
: Hendijan, Bandar-Mahshahr (mangroves of Majidieh Fishery Jetty), Bandar-Emam. Arvandroud (Yadman Shohaday-Valfajr).
General distribution.
Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Gulf of
Oman
,
Pakistan
.
Habitat.
Muddy intertidal, mangroves.
Remarks.
Ilyoplax stevensi
is widely distributed along the eastern (Iranian) coast and northern (
Kuwait
,
Saudi Arabia
) coast of the Persian Gulf, while missing in its southern part. Its only congener in the Persian Gulf,
I
.
frater
has been recorded from the all Gulf states coasts except the Iraqi coast, which is mainly due to lack of sampling.