The sesarmid crab parasesarma persicum naderloo and schubart, 2010 (crustacea : decapoda : brachyura : sesarmidae)‎, new to the Iraqi Coastal waters of Khor al-Zubair and shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Basrah, Iraq

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Specimens of the sesarmid crab Parasesarma persicum Naderloo and Schubart, 2010 were collected from the intertidal zones of Khor Al-Zubair and Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Basrah, Iraq during the period from June 2009 to May 2010.

A note on the morphological features and photographs of the species are provided to confirm its identification.

Parasesarma persicum is the only species of the genus known in Iraqi coastal water.