Some Brachyuran Crab Records from Coastal Waters of the Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Coast of Turkey

Authors : Deniz AYAS, Moez SHAİEK, Nuray ÇİFTÇİ, Mısra BAKAN

Pages : 174-181

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.567119

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Publication Date : 2019-05-17

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Eight crab species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Eriphia verrucosa, Maja squinado, Calappa granulata, Charybdis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Goniohellenus); longicollis, Callinectes sapidus, Atergatis roseus, Portunus segnis, Maja crispata); were sampled from Mersin Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Northeastern Mediterranean); between September 2017 and April 2018. Three species belong to the family of Portunidae while two Maja species represent Majidae. The other crabs represent the families of Calappidae, Xanthidae, and Eriphidae. All specimens were preserved in ethanol and were deposited in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(catalogue number:MEUDC-17-12-002 - MEUDC-18-12-009);. Previous records of these crabs in the Mediterranean Sea were determined as their distributions were compared. All crab samples in the study are distributed in the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea commonly. 
Keywords : Brachyuran crab, coastal waters, Mersin Bay, Turkey

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