First record of the moon crab Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775) from Syrian coasts
Joint Authors
Source
Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science
Issue
Vol. 33, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.65-70, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah Marine Science Centre
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The number of aliens crustaceans is constantly increasing within the Syrian marine waters with the increasing of the interest in the marine biodiversity which allowed the discovery of many new species and various unrecorded species.
The moon crab Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775) is recorded for the first time from the Syrian coast in the eastern Mediterranean.
Two specimens of the Lessepsian crab A.
lunaris were collected from Al-shokaifat area (at the north of Jableh).
The specimens were collected by hand from the sandy shore on 7 August 2017.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ammar, I.& Arabia, I.. 2018. First record of the moon crab Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775) from Syrian coasts. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science،Vol. 33, no. 2, pp.65-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-947043
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ammar, I.& Arabia, I.. First record of the moon crab Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775) from Syrian coasts. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science Vol. 33, no. 2 (2018), pp.65-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-947043
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ammar, I.& Arabia, I.. First record of the moon crab Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775) from Syrian coasts. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science. 2018. Vol. 33, no. 2, pp.65-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-947043
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 68-70
Record ID
BIM-947043
