Macrophthalmus (Venitus) dentipes Lucas, 1836
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3374.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E177585F-C632-1B07-FF3C-FE91FB55FCA3 |
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Felipe |
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Macrophthalmus (Venitus) dentipes Lucas, 1836 |
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Persian Gulf. Iraq [ Barnes (1970) as Macrophthalmus pectinipes Guérin-Ménevlle, 1838 ; Naderloo et al. (2011)], Kuwait [Jones (1906a) as M. pectinipes Guérin-Ménevlle, 1838 ; Naderloo et al. (2011)], Iran [ Pretzmann (1971) as M. pectinipes Guérin-Ménevlle, 1838 ; Naderloo et al. 2011; present study).
Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (five stations along the north coast), Bandar-Tiab, Bandar-Abbas, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province: Khalij-Nayband, Bandar-Rig, Bavirat, Emamzadeh Shah-Abdollah. Khuzestan Province: Hendijan, Mahshahr (mangroves of Majidieh Fishery Jetty).
General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: northern and eastern Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Oman (Gulf of Masirah), Pakistan, west coast of India.
Habitat. Muddy intertidal, mangroves.
Remarks. During the present study the species has been collected in Khor-Khalasi and Gwadr along the Iranian coast of the Gulf of Oman, therefore is regarded as a new record from the Gulf of Oman.
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