Abstract
The families Xanthdiae and Pilumnidae are two common families of the brachyuran crabs in the Persian Gulf. These families are represented with 25 and 23 species, respectively, in the Gulf. Brachyuran crabs from Abu-Musa Island, Iran, Persian Gulf have been collected and examined for a biodiversity project conducted during 2014 and 2015. The material was mostly collected from the intertidal and shallow subtidal using hand and snorkeling. In total, 16 Xanthidae species were identified, of which four are new records for the Persian Gulf and include Atergatis integerrimus (Lamarck, 1801), Zosimus aenus (Linnaeus, 1758), Zozymodes cavipes (Dana, 1852), Macromedaeus crassimanus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867). One further new record for the Persian Gulf is the pilumnid Cryptopilumnus pereiodontus (Davie and Ghani, 1993). The present five new records increase recognised species of the families Xanthidae and Pilumnidae of the Persian Gulf to 29 and 24, respectively.
Highlights
The families Xanthdiae and Pilumnidae are two common families of the brachyuran crabs in the Persian Gulf
In comparison to other crustacean groups, brachyuran crabs have been well studied in the Persian Gulf (Stephensen, 1946; Apel, 2001; Titgen, 1982; Naderloo & Sari, 2007; Naderloo & Türkay, 2012)
The Pilumindae is another common family in the region and represented by 23 species in the Persian Gulf (Apel, 2001; Naderloo & Türkay, 2012)
Summary
The families Xanthdiae and Pilumnidae are two common families of the brachyuran crabs in the Persian Gulf. These families are represented with 25 and 23 species, respectively, in the Gulf. In comparison to other crustacean groups, brachyuran crabs have been well studied in the Persian Gulf (Stephensen, 1946; Apel, 2001; Titgen, 1982; Naderloo & Sari, 2007; Naderloo & Türkay, 2012). Naderloo & Türkay (2012) added Macromedaeus voeltzkowi (Lenz, 1905) and two new species of Palapedia Ng, 1993, were recently described by Naderloo (2015). The Pilumindae is another common family in the region and represented by 23 species in the Persian Gulf (Apel, 2001; Naderloo & Türkay, 2012). Namely Cryptopilumnus pereiodontus (Davie and Ghani, 1993) is added in this study
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