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New Decapod Crustacean Records for the Northern Arabian Sea

New Decapod Crustacean Records for the Northern Arabian Sea 181 1978. Tanaidacea collected by French scientists on board the Survey Ship "Marion-Dufresne" in the regions around the Kerguelen Islands and other Subantarctic islands in 1972, '74, '75, '76. Sci. Rep. Shima Marineland, 5: 1-123, pl. 1. NEW DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN RECORDS FOR THE NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA BY NASIMA M. TIRMIZI and QUDDUSI B. KAZMI Invertebrate Reference Museum, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Recent finds of specimens along the coast of Pakistan, northern Arabian Sea, extends considerably the known range of three decapod crustaceans: Micro- prostbema validum, Solenocera melantho and Nursia rubifera. Observations on the material are given in the following account. The specimens are at the Inverte- brate Reference Museum, University of Karachi. STENOPODIDAE Microprosthema validum Stimpson, 1860 (fig. 1) Material examined. - This species is fairly common along the Karachi and Makran coasts. Specimens range from 4.5 to 6.5 mm in carapace length including rostrum (c.l. + r), the smallest ovigerous female measures 4.5 mm in c.l. + r. The specimens at hand agree rather well with the descriptions given by Holthuis ( 1946 : 50) and Baba et al. (1968: 174) except that the median carina on the third abdominal segment is either missing or indistinctly developed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

New Decapod Crustacean Records for the Northern Arabian Sea

Tirmizi, Nasima M.; Kazmi, Quddusi B.
Crustaceana , Volume 36 (2): 5 – Jan 1, 1979
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181 1978. Tanaidacea collected by French scientists on board the Survey Ship "Marion-Dufresne" in the regions around the Kerguelen Islands and other Subantarctic islands in 1972, '74, '75, '76. Sci. Rep. Shima Marineland, 5: 1-123, pl. 1. NEW DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN RECORDS FOR THE NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA BY NASIMA M. TIRMIZI and QUDDUSI B. KAZMI Invertebrate Reference Museum, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Recent finds of specimens along the coast of Pakistan, northern Arabian Sea, extends considerably the known range of three decapod crustaceans: Micro- prostbema validum, Solenocera melantho and Nursia rubifera. Observations on the material are given in the following account. The specimens are at the Inverte- brate Reference Museum, University of Karachi. STENOPODIDAE Microprosthema validum Stimpson, 1860 (fig. 1) Material examined. - This species is fairly common along the Karachi and Makran coasts. Specimens range from 4.5 to 6.5 mm in carapace length including rostrum (c.l. + r), the smallest ovigerous female measures 4.5 mm in c.l. + r. The specimens at hand agree rather well with the descriptions given by Holthuis ( 1946 : 50) and Baba et al. (1968: 174) except that the median carina on the third abdominal segment is either missing or indistinctly developed.

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Published: Jan 1, 1979

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