Parasesarma persicum Naderloo & Schubart, 2010

Naderloo, Reza & Türkay, Michael, 2012, Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374, Zootaxa 3374 (1), pp. 1-67 : 47

Parasesarma persicum Naderloo & Schubart, 2010

Persian Gulf. Iraq ( Naser 2011), Kuwait [ Jones (1986a) as Parasesarma plicatum (Latreille, 1803) ], UAE [Al- Ghais & Cooper (1996) and Apel (2001) as Parasesarma plicatum ], Iran [ Naderloo & Schubart (2009) as Parasesarma plicatum ; Naderloo & Schubart (2010); Naderloo (2011); present study].

Iran. Hormozgan Province: Bandar-Tiab, Qeshm I. (14 stations around the island), Bandar-Abbas, Bandar- Pohl, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province: Khalij-Nayband, Mond, Bandar-Rig. Khuzestan Province: Mahshahr (Majidieh Fishery Jetty), Bandar-Emam, Arvandroud River (Arvandkenar, Yadman Shohaday-Valfajr) .

General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan.

Habitat. Mangroves, marshlands, muddy banks of river.

Remarks. Parasesarma persicum has already been repeatedly recorded as P. plicatum (Latreille, 1803) from the region by the several authors (e.g. Tirmizi & Ghani 1996; Apel & Türkay 1999; Apel 2001; Naderloo & Schubart 2009). Naderloo & Schubart (2010) described the species based on morphological and genetic characters.