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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Main Authors: Tariq H. Yasein, Al Maliky, Murtada D. Naser, et al.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Arthropods
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Online Access:http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2016-5(1)/new-record-of-the-Grapsoid-crab-Metaplax-indica.pdf