Hermit crabs from the coast of Ras Beirut, Lebanon
Shiber, J.G.; Fattah, L. (1978). Hermit crabs from the coast of Ras Beirut, Lebanon. Cah. Biol. Mar. 19(2): 127-134
In: Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff: Paris. ISSN 0007-9723; e-ISSN 2262-3094, meer
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| Abstract |
Ten species of hermit crabs are now reported from the coastal waters of Ras Beirut, Lebanon and, except for Diogenes pugilator (P. Roux, 1829), all are substantiated by preserved specimens. Calcinus ornatus (P. Roux, 1830), Dardanus (= Pagurus) callidus (Risso, 1827), Pagurus cuanensis (Bell, 1846), and Pagurus prideauxi (Leach, 1815) are here reported for the first time from Lebanese waters. Furthermore, the collections verify the occurrence of Paguristes oculatus (Fabricius, 1775), Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818), and Pagurus anachoretus (Risso, 1827) in Ras Beirut waters but not yet the recently reported Catapaguroides timidus (P. Roux, 1830) and Anapagurus laevis (Bell, 1846). |
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