Petrolisthes virgatus

Naderloo, Saeed Ebrahimnezhad and Reza, 2016, First record of Petrolisthes virgatus Paul’son, 1875 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Porcellanidae) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran, Nauplius (e 2016027) 24, pp. 1-4 : 2-4

Petrolisthes virgatus Paul’son, 1875

Remarks

The specimens were collected from northern coast of the Gulf of Oman (Djod village, 25°26.820’N 59°30.630’E, Fig. 2) and Abu-Musa Island (Park-e Qadir, 25°53.751’N 55° 02.643’E) in the Persian Gulf (Fig. 2) and deposited in the Zoological Museum, University of Tehran (ZUTC: 5346-8). The present specimens are in full agreement with the original description and illustrations of P. virgatus given by Paul’son (1875). The type locality and world distribution of this species are presented in Fig. 2. The distribution of P. virgatus in western Indian Ocean in comparison to western side of the Pacific Ocean includes more localities, and stretches from northern coast of the Arabian Sea to near the South Africa. The distribution of this species in both oceans has just been limited to western sides, in marine tropical and subtropical regions. This species has a symbiotic relationship with the sea urchin Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825) that can be used as a clue for more effective sampling ( Limviriyakul et al., 2016). So far, few specimens are known from the area and that it needs targeted sampling in the right habitats with respect to its relation to E. mathaei to find out more about its distribution and abundance in the region. Moreover, this species can be hidden within sponges,

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