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Invasive Hepu mitten crab, Eriocheir hepuensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae) from the Iranian marshland in the northern Persian Gulf estuarine system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2014

R. Naderloo
R. Naderloo*
Affiliation:
School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: R. Naderloo, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran email: rnaderloo@ut.ac.ir
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Abstract

Two species of Eriocheir have been recorded from the Middle East. The Chinese mitten crab, E. sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853, has been reported from the Anzali Marshland, northern Iran and recently, the Hepu mitten crab E. hepuensis Dai, 1991, from Iraqi waters. The present record of E. hepuensis from the Bahmanshir River, Abadan, southern Iran, documents the presence of the species in the Karun River system, confirms the occurrence of the species in the Persian Gulf and establishes a possible range extension in the region.

Keywords

Middle EastEriocheir hepuensisIranian marshlandnorthern Persian Gulf estuarine system
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e23
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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