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Brachyuran crabs (xanthoidea : xanthidae, pilumnidae, menippidae and trapeziidae) of Southern oman.

Identifier
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1994.10539244
Source
Tropical Zoology. v. 7, 1, p. 93-108
Country
United Kingdom.
City
Abingdon
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Gregorian
1994-05-01
Language
English
English abstract
Thirty-eight species of xanthoid crab are recorded for the first time from Dhofar Province, southern Oman. The geographical range of three species [Nanocassiope alcocki (Rathbun 1902), Actumnus digitalis (Rathbun 1907), and Macromedaeus crassimanus (A. Milne Edwards 1867)] is substantially extended. The pattern of xanthoid species diversity is discussed in relation to the effect of the seasonal monsoon-driven upwelling, and compared with that of other parts of the Western Indian Ocean.
ISSN
0394-6975
Category
Journal articles

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