Record of the barnacle Octolasmis angulata (Aurivillius, 1894) from the gills of the crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) of Iraqi marine waters
Adday, T.K.; Jassim, A.A.-A.R.; Al-Waely, A.A.A. (2019). Record of the barnacle Octolasmis angulata (Aurivillius, 1894) from the gills of the crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) of Iraqi marine waters. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum 15(3): 225-235. https://dx.doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2019.15.3.0225
In: Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum: Baghdad. ISSN 1017-8678, more
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| Keywords |
Cirripedia [WoRMS]; Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Arabian Gulf, Cirripedia, Crab, Gills, Symbiosis |
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- Adday, T.K.
- Jassim, A.A.-A.R.
- Al-Waely, A.A.A.
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| Abstract |
The barnacle Octolasmis angulata (Aurivillius, 1894) was found on the gills of the present species of crab, the mean incidence of infestation was 30%, while the mean Intensity of infestation was 12.3. The barnacle have a long and slim shaped calcareous plate with the presence of carina and the absence of tergum, in addition to the elongated shape of carina and scutum. The current study represents the first record of the barnacle O. angulata in the Arabian Gulf. |
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