Metaplax indica H. Milne Edwards, 1852
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3374.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5255730 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E177585F-C629-1B1C-FF3C-FE42FDEBFCDB |
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Felipe |
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Metaplax indica H. Milne Edwards, 1852 |
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Metaplax indica H. Milne Edwards, 1852 View in CoL
Persian Gulf. Kuwait ( Clayton 1986; Jones 1986a), Saudi Arabia ( Apel 1994 a, Apel 1996), Qatar ( Al-Khayat & Jones 1999), Iran ( Pretzmann 1971, Naderloo 2011; present study).
Iran. Hormozgan Province: Kolahi, Bandar-Tiab, Qeshm I. (ten stations around the island), Bandar-Abbas, Bandar-Pohl, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province: Khalij-Nayband, Mond, Bandar-Rig, Bavirat, Emamzadeh-Shah Abdollah. Khuzestan Province: Hendijan, Mahshahr (Majidieh Fishery Jetty), Bandar-Emam.
General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, India ( Bombay).
Habitat. Muddy intertidal, mangroves.
Remarks. Pretzmann (1971) has described a subspecies, Metaplax indicus occidentalis from Bandar-Abbas on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf. This subspecies has been synonymized with M. indica by Apel & Türkay (1999), Apel (2001) and Naderloo (2011).
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