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Atlas of Crabs of the Persian Gulf

By Reza Naderloo

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-49374-9, 3319493744, 978-3-319-49372-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
69 MB (72761537 bytes)
Pages
444\440
Time added
2017-10-15 16:00:00
Environment;Marine sciences;Sciences de la mer;Fre

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This illustrated atlas describes 256 extant brachyuran crab species in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Identification keys are provided for 37 brachyuran families, 142 genera and 256 species on the basis of their main synapomorphies. Brief but precise descriptions highlighting the main characteristics are also provided for every family. The atlas displays features high-quality color photos, offering a hands-on guide and equipping readers to readily diagnose crab species in the region. Importantly, a line drawing of the first male gonopod, as well as its main diagnostic characteristics, are provided for all species. Further, every species is supplemented with synonymies that encompass the original descriptions, overall revision of the given taxa, monographs and all records from the northwestern Indian Ocean including the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. For each species, the book provides detailed local and global distribution maps, together with important ecological data including habitat preference. Further, it includes a general introduction to the brachyuran crabs with schematic drawings of their external morphology, as well as a comprehensive introduction to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman as marine ecoregions (geography, hydrology, biology, and environmental condition). The book offers an indispensable guide for all professionals, researchers, and students interested in brachyuran crabs around the globe and particularly in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Read more... Abstract: This illustrated atlas describes 256 extant brachyuran crab species in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Identification keys are provided for 37 brachyuran families, 142 genera and 256 species on the basis of their main synapomorphies. Brief but precise descriptions highlighting the main characteristics are also provided for every family. The atlas displays features high-quality color photos, offering a hands-on guide and equipping readers to readily diagnose crab species in the region. Importantly, a line drawing of the first male gonopod, as well as its main diagnostic characteristics, are provided for all species. Further, every species is supplemented with synonymies that encompass the original descriptions, overall revision of the given taxa, monographs and all records from the northwestern Indian Ocean including the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. For each species, the book provides detailed local and global distribution maps, together with important ecological data including habitat preference. Further, it includes a general introduction to the brachyuran crabs with schematic drawings of their external morphology, as well as a comprehensive introduction to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman as marine ecoregions (geography, hydrology, biology, and environmental condition). The book offers an indispensable guide for all professionals, researchers, and students interested in brachyuran crabs around the globe and particularly in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introduction (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 1-15 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 19-26 Front Matter ....Pages 27-27 Family Calappidae De Haan, 1833 (Box Crabs, Shame-Faced Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 29-35 Family Matutidae De Haan, 1835 (Moon Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 37-40 Family Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 (Coral Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 41-43 Family Corystidae Samoulle, 1819 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 45-46 Family Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 (Porter Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 47-49 Family Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 (Stone Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 51-53 Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 55-56 Family Oziidae Dana, 1851 (Forceps Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 57-62 Family Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 63-68 Family Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 69-70 Family Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 71-73 Family Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 (Pebble Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 75-120 Family Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 (Spider Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 121-124 Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Spider Crabs, Decorator Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 125-143 Family Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 (Spider Crabs, Decorator Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 145-149 Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (Spider Crabs, Decorator Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 151-160 Family Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1938 (Elbow Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 161-168 Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 169-225 Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Rubble Crabs, Stone Crabs, Rock Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 227-276 Family Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 (Stone Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 277-279 Family Tetraliidae Castro, Ng and Ahyong, 2004 (Coral Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 281-282 Family Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Coral Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 283-287 Family Galenidae Alcock, 1898 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 289-292 Family Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 (Hairy Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 293-325 Family Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 (Six-Legged Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 327-329 Family Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 331-332 Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 (Stilt Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 333-334 Front Matter ....Pages 335-335 Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Shore Crabs, Talon Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 337-345 Family Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 (Marsh Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 347-355 Family Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 357-363 Family Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 (Rafting Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 365-367 Family Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 369-378 Family Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 (Soldier Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 379-386 Family Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 (Sentinel Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 387-403 Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Ghost Crabs, Fiddler Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 405-419 Family Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 (Pea Crabs) (Reza Naderloo)....Pages 421-425 Back Matter ....Pages 427-444

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