Identification of intertidal Brachyuran crabs of the northwest of Chabahar Bay (Oman Sea) as a mangrove ecosystem

Document Type : Biodiversity

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1 Islamic Azad University, Research and Science Branch of Khuzestan P.O.Box: 163 Ahwaz, Iran

2 Research & Science Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O.Box: 14515-775 Tehran, Iran

3 Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, P.O.Box: 13155-6116 Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Specimens of the Brachyura (8 species) belonged to 5 families including: Camptandriidae, Dotillidae, Ocypodidae, Macrophthalmidae and Varunidae were carried out at northwest of Chabahar Bay in intertidal zones of Sistan and Baluchistan coast (north of Oman Gulf) in spring 2011. The specimens were collected using hand and sometimes by using a scoop net and preserved in 70% alcohol, shipped to the laboratory and identified by using identification keys. Diagnostic characteristics of these species were investigated too.

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Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 3, Issue 4
February 2011
Pages 47-54

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