Michaelcallianassa indica Sakai, 2002

Naderloo, Reza & Türkay, Michael, 2012, Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374, Zootaxa 3374 (1), pp. 1-67 : 17

Michaelcallianassa indica Sakai, 2002

Persian Gulf. Iran (Sakai 2002; Sepahvand & Sari 2010; present study).

Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (Dustku, Basaeedu, desalination center), Bandar-Abbas (east of the city), Bandar-Khamir (east of fishery jetty), Mahtabi.

General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Andaman Sea.

Habitat. Sandy-mud/muddy-sand intertidal to 32 m.

Remarks. Sakai (2002) recorded this species from the subtidal zone in the northern Persian Gulf ( 29º 29.897'N, 49º 54.108'E). During the present study this species was collected intertidally in muddy-sand and sandymud substrates, and is relatively common in the low-intertidal zone.