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Arthropods, 2017, 6(2): 54-58
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New records of xanthid crabs Atergatis roseus (Ruppell, 1830) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Iraqi coast, south of Basrah city, Iraq

Khaled Khassaf Al-Khafaji, Aqeel Abdulsahib Al-Waeli, Tariq H. Al-Maliky
Marine Biology Dep. Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq

Received 5 March 2017;Accepted 5 April 2017;Published 1 June 2017
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Abstract
Specimens of the The Brachyuran crab Atergatis roseus (Ruppell, 1830), were collected for first times from Iraqi coast, south Al-Faw, Basrah city, Iraq, in coast of northwest of Arabian Gulf. Morphological features and distribution pattern of this species are highlighted and a figure is provided. The material was mostly collected from the shallow subtidal and intertidal areas using trawl net and hand.

Keywords xanthid crab;Atergatis roseus;Brachyura;Iraqi coast.

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