Annotated checklist of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Iberian Peninsula (SW Europe)

Abstract

Summary: Almost 50 years have passed since a group of reputed carcinologists (viz. Lipke B. Holthuis, Isabella Gordon and Jacques Forest) finished the posthumous work of Ricardo Zariquiey Álvarez (1968) on decapod crustaceans of the Iberian Peninsula. No lists of decapod fauna specifically covering this area have been published since then, and an update is needed. The current list of brachyuran crabs of the Iberian Peninsula comprises 140 species, which is 35 species more than the 105 valid species listed in Zariquiey Álvarez (1968). Systematic changes have affected the original classification, so now there are 20 superfamilies, 36 families and 77 genera. Additional species have been recorded in Iberian waters due to natural range expansions from nearby areas (Mediterranean and Atlantic), introductions by anthropogenic activities, and description of new taxa. Also, two species were synonymized. Several of these changes, based on evidence from larval morphology and/ or molecular data, are detailed in this review. Although descriptions of crab species new to science are not expected to occur at a significant rate, an increase in the number of species in the Iberian Peninsula is expected to result from the introduction of alien species.Keywords: checklist; Brachyura; Crustacea; Decapoda; crab; Iberian Peninsula. Lista comentada de los cangrejos braquiuros (Crustacea: Decapoda) de la península Ibérica (SO Europa)Resumen: Han pasado casi 50 años desde que un grupo de reputados carcinólogos (viz. Lipke B. Holthuis, Isabella Gordon y Jacques Forest) finalizaran la obra póstuma de Ricardo Zariquiey Álvarez (1968), "Crustáceos decápodos de la Península Ibérica". Desde entonces no se ha publicado una lista de la fauna de decápodos que cubra específicamente este área, y era necesaria una actualización. La lista actual de braquiuros de la Península Ibérica consta de un total de 140 especies, 35 especies más de las 105 especies válidas enumeradas en Zariquiey Álvarez (1968). Los cambios en la sistemática han afectado la clasificación original, por lo que ahora hay 20 superfamilias, 36 familias y 77 géneros. Otras especies han sido citadas en aguas ibéricas debido a expansiones naturales de su rango de distribución desde áreas cercanas (Mediterráneo y Atlántico), a las introducciones mediadas por las actividades antropogénicas y a la descripción de nuevas especies. Además, se han sinonimizado dos especies. Varios de estos cambios, basados en evidencias de la morfología de las larvas y/o datos moleculares, se detallan en esta revisión. Aunque no se espera que las descripciones de nuevas especies de cangrejos para la ciencia se produzcan a un ritmo significativo, si es esperable un incremento en el número de especies en la Península Ibérica como resultado de la introducción de especies exóticas.

Updating changes in the Iberian decapod crustacean fauna (excluding crabs) after 50 years

“…Some of these species, which show wide geographic distribution and extensive vertical movements, have also been included, because although they have not been captured in jurisdictional waters (economic zone) their presence is highly probable, especially considering the scarcity of studies in the pelagic habitat around Iberian waters. The geographical sectors considered are the same as in Marco-Herrero et al (2015) (Fig. 1): the Gulf of Biscay and Galicia, western Portugal, the Gulf of Cádiz and the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, the Alboran Sea, and the Spanish western Mediterranean.…”

Annotated checklist of marine Algerian Crustacean Decapods

“…Taken into account only the western Mediterranean Sea, the number was 316 species among them 79% were sampled in the Algerian waters. The diversity of the actual Algerian decapods fauna was similar than those counted for the Alboran Sea (233 species) (Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1968;Gonzalez-Gordillo et al, 2001;Marco-Herrero et al, 2015), the Levantine Basin (240 species) (Hasan, 2008;Galil & Shlagman, 2011;Bakir et al, 2014), the Turkish waters (261 species) (Ates et al, 2010;Bakir et al, 2014), and the Adriatic Sea (241 species) (Kirincic & Stevcic, 2008). It remained lower than the Western Italian coast (266 species) (Froglia, 2010) and the Aegean Sea (281 species) (Corsini-Foka & Pancucci-Papadopoulou, 2012) and higher than this found along the French Mediterra nean coast (213 species) (Noël, 1993) and the Central Italian coast (212 species) (Pipitone & Arculeo, 2003;Froglia, 2010).…”

“…. -Alboran Sea: Iberian Peninsula (Mediterranean Sea)(Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1968;Gonzalez-Gordillo et al, 2001;Marco-Herrero et al, 2015) and Mediterranean Morocco coast(Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1968; Beaubrun,1978) -233 common species; -French Mediterranean coast: Noël (1993); http:// inpn.mnhn.fr/ -194 common species; -West Italy (Tyrrhenian Sea and Ligurian Sea): Froglia (2010) -209 common species; -Central Italy (Ionian Sea and Sicily straits): Pipitone & Arculeo (2003) and Froglia (2010) -186 common species; -Tunisia coast: Forest & Guinot (1956), El Lakhrach & Hattour (2010), Shaiek et al (2010), El Lakhrach et al (2012), and Daoulatli et al (2014)-94 common species; -Adriatic Sea: Ungaro et al (2005), Müller & Schubart (2007), and Kirincic & Stevcic (2008) -187 common species -Aegean Sea: Koukouras et al (1992), d'Udekem d'Acoz (1995), Ates et al (2010), and Corsini-Foka & Pancucci-Papadopoulou (2012), Bakir et al (2014) -204 common species; -Levantine Basin: Syria: Hasan (2008); Turkey: Ates et al (2010), Bakir et al (2014); Israël: Galil & Shlagman (2011) -167 common species.…”

Invertebrate Collection Donated by Professor Dr. Ion Cantacuzino to “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History from Bucharest

“…Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea (Martin & Davies, 2001;Marco-Herrero et al, 2015).…”

“…Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) ( Fig. 3C, H (Neumann, 1998;Martin & Davies, 2001;Marco-Herrero et al, 2015).…”