Liomera rugipes (Heller, 1861) (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Liomerinae): a new Indo-West Pacific crab in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt
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Published:2023-09-06
Issue:3
Volume:24
Page:510-513
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ISSN:1791-6763
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Container-title:Mediterranean Marine Science
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language:
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Short-container-title:Medit. Mar. Sci.
Author:
NOUR OLA MOHAMED,
ZAVA BRUNOORCID,
CORSINI-FOKA MARIA
Abstract
A single specimen of the xanthid Liomera rugipes was collected in May 2023 in the waters off Alexandria, Egypt, with a trammel net at 15 m of depth. The occurrence of this crab is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea and adds a new Indo- West Pacific crab to the non-indigenous biota of the basin, probably introduced via the Suez Canal. This new finding increases the number of Egyptian non-indigenous brachyurans to 21 species.
Publisher
National Documentation Centre (EKT)
Subject
Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Environmental Engineering,Oceanography