Pachycheles natalensis ( Krauss, 1843 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3374.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E177585F-C615-1B20-FF3C-FEDFFF7FFCA5 |
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Felipe |
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Pachycheles natalensis ( Krauss, 1843 ) |
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Pachycheles natalensis ( Krauss, 1843) View in CoL
Persian Gulf. Kuwait (Jones 1906a), Saudi Arabia ( Apel 2001), UAE [ Nobili (1906a) as Pachycheles sculptus, Titgen (1982) , Hornby (1997), Apel (2001)], Iran ( Haig 1966; present study).
Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (Zeytun Park Beach, Basaeedu).
General distribution. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Madagascar, Somalia, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Socotra, southern Oman (Dhofar), Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, South India.
Habitat. Rocky/cobble intertidal.
Remarks. Pachycheles natalensis has frequently been recorded from the Persian Gulf and adjacent waters, and is a taxonomically well known species of the genus. Nobili (1906a) has recorded this species as Pachycheles sculptus .
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