{"title":"Liomera rugipes (Heller, 1861) (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Liomerinae): a new Indo-West Pacific crab in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt","authors":"O. Nour, B. Zava, M. Corsini-Foka","doi":"10.12681/mms.34704","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"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.","PeriodicalId":51128,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Marine Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mediterranean Marine Science","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.34704","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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.
期刊介绍:
The journal Mediterranean Marine Science (MMS), published by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), issues three volumes annually. The journal welcomes original research articles, short communications, New Mediterranean Biodiversity records, extended reviews, comments, and Theme sections in all fields of Oceanography, Marine Biology, Marine Conservation, Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean area and the adjacent regions. All content is peer reviewed.