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New records of four leucosiid species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from Qatar, Persian Gulf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2012

Bella S. Galil*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, POB 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel
Christopher W. Ashelby
Affiliation:
Thomson Unicomarine, 7 Diamond Centre, Works Road, Letchworth, Hertfordshire SG6 1LW, UK
Paul F. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B.S. Galil, National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, P.O.B. 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel email: bella@ocean.org.il
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Abstract

The present contribution reports on a small collection of leucosiid crabs from Qatar. Four species are reported upon, three of which are new additions to the brachyuran fauna of the Persian Gulf, and one, the first record for the species from Qatar.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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