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Arthropods, 2016, 5(1): 23-27
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New record of the Grapsoid crab Metaplax indica H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Thoracotremata) from the NW of the Arabian Gulf, Iraq

Tariq H. Yasein Al Maliky, Murtada D. Naser, Amaal Gh. Yasser, Abdul-Hussein H. Ghazi
Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Received 2 December 2015;Accepted 29 December 2015;Published online 1 March 2016
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Abstract
Specimens of grapsoid crab Metaplax indica were collected from the intertidal zone of the lower reaches of Shatt Al-Arab at Fao region, NW of the Arabian Gulf , Basrah, Iraq 2012. A note on the morphological features of this species and a photograph is provided to confirm the identification of the crab.

Keywords Grapsoid crab;Metaplax indica;Brachyura;NW of the Arabian Gulf;Iraq.

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