New record of the fiddler crab Uca ( Paraleptuca) sindensis (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from Khor Al-Zubair, Basrah, Iraq

Naser, Murtada D.; Ali, Malik H.; Yasser, Amaal Gh.

doi:10.1017/s1755267210000837

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“…Shatt Al-Basrah Canal (west of Basrah Governorate) represents an artificial waterway that connects the southern marshes with the northern parts of the Arabian Gulf via Khor Al-Zubair area. (Hassan, et al, 2018) The length of the canal is 37 km, its average width is 59 meters and its depth ranges between 5-7 meters (Naser et al, 2010in Amaal et al, 2021. It is a canal alternative to Shatt al-Arab River, which was built to reduce floods and drain excess water during flood seasons (Al-Aesawi et al, 2013) The study area is located in Basrah, Governorate Eastern-South part of Iraq and is restricted between longitudes (47˚77'29''-47˚80'73'' E) and latitudes (30˚58'60''-30˚34'39'' N).…”

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Mineralogical Variation of the Banks of Shatt Al-Arab and Shatt Al-Basrah River Sediments in Southern Iraq

Al-Amery¹,

Al-Saad²

2022

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The sediments on the banks of Shatt al-Arab and Shatt Al-Basrah have been studied to find out their mineralogical variation. Twenty-two samples were collected from depths of 20 cm of recent sediments Shatt Al-Arab and Shatt Al-Basrah Rivers banks, with approximately equal distances between them, the grain size analysis was conducted, and selected samples were prepared for X-ray diffraction, heavy and light minerals analysis. The result of grain size analysis showed that silt loam texture is dominated in Shatt Al-Arab River while silty clay loam texture in Shatt Al-Basrah River. quartz, calcite, dolomite, feldspar, and halite represent the light minerals in the silt fraction in the study area sediments, while the clay minerals are represented by kaolinite, palygorskite, illite, and montmorillonite-chlorite in Shatt Al-Arab River and the same clay minerals with small amount of montmorillonite in Shatt Al-Basrah River. The petrographic analysis showed that the light mineral contents in the sand fraction are composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and rock fragment. The main rock fragments consist of carbonate, chert igneous and metamorphic rocks, mudstone, and evaporates (Gypsum). The heavy minerals contents are opaque minerals, pyroxene, hornblende, chlorite, biotite muscovite, epidote, staurolite, kyanite, garnet, tourmaline, rutile, and zircon.

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Mineralogical Variation of the Banks of Shatt Al-Arab and Shatt Al-Basrah River Sediments in Southern Iraq

Al-Amery¹,

Al-Saad²

2022

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“…Its typical habitat is on high intertidal areas with higher salinity, which might restrict its distribution, especially within the Arabian Gulf. ( Apel and Türkay 1999;Naser et al 2010;Al-Behbehani, 2010;Mokhlesi et al 2011;Naderloo and Türkay 2012). Its ecology and behavior have been studied in Kuwait (Al-Behbehani, 2010), Iran (Mokhlesi et al 2011), and Pakistan (Saher and Qureshi 2012).…”

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The density and reproductive biology of the Fiddler Crab Uca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) in intertidal zone of Shatt Al-Basrah river –Khor Al-Zubair, Iraq.

Al-Khafaji

Karim

Haneff

et al. 2017

Journal of Garmian University

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The density and reproductive biology of Uca sindensis were studied in intertidal zone of Khor Al-Zubair, south of Shatt Al-Basrah river, Basrah, Iraq. The crabs were collected randomly three 0.25m 2 quadrates during low tide periods from November 2014 to October 2015. Density of crabs, sex ratio, distribution, population structure, diameter burrow, breeding season and fecundity were investigated. The results showed that crabs population fluctuated and depended on the months of the year. Crabs density in study area was (181ind/ m 2 in April 2015) and (19 ind./m 2 in December 2015). The CW of females ranged from 4 to 13.5 mm and of males from 5 to 16 mm indicating sexual dimorphism. The relationship between Carapace width (CW) × Carapace height (CH) was positive in males and females. The equation (Log CH=Log-4.644+4.362LogCW) for males (P<0.05) and Log CH=Log-2.152+3.299LogCW for females (P<0.05). Sex ratio showed lower number of females than males for study area, The overall sex ratio was 1:1.26 and did not differ significantly from the expected 1:1 (χ test, P>0.05), however the monthly sex ratio was different from expected 1:1(χ test, P<0.05). Breeding took place during warm season of March to October 2015. The regression analysis showed that the number of eggs increased linearly with the increase of carapace width (r 2 = 0.775, n=38). It was concluded that some factors of temperature, Salinity and TOM in sediment affected at density growth and reproduction pattern in U. sindensis.

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“…Uca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) (Ocypodidae) is a species of fiddler crab with a relatively restricted distribution in the northern Arabian Sea. Described from Karachi, Pakistan (Alcock 1900), it has since been reported from Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait (Collins et al 1984;Yamaguchi 1994;Apel and Türkay 1999;Naser et al 2010;Mokhlesi et al 2011;Naderloo and Türkay 2012). Its ecology and behavior have been studied in Kuwait (Collins et al 1984), Iran (Mokhlesi et al 2011), and Pakistan (Saher and Qureshi 2012).…”

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Population genetics of the fiddler crab Uca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from the Arabian Sea

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Background: The fiddler crab Uca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) is distributed in the northern coasts of the Arabian Sea (Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait). Its typical habitat is on high intertidal areas with higher salinity, which might restrict its distribution, especially within the Persian Gulf. The purpose of the present phylogeographic study is to understand whether the Strait of Hormuz acts as a barrier to the gene flow of this species. Results: The genetic analyses of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA, cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI), and control region (CR) of specimens from various localities showed that there was no genetic differentiation between the populations inside and outside of the Persian Gulf. Conclusions: We conclude that the narrow Strait of Hormuz does not form a barrier for the larval dispersal in this species. Its restricted distribution in the northern Arabian Sea may instead be associated with its preference for higher salinity sediments present in the coasts of this region.

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New record of the fiddler crab Uca ( Paraleptuca) sindensis (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from Khor Al-Zubair, Basrah, Iraq

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Mineralogical Variation of the Banks of Shatt Al-Arab and Shatt Al-Basrah River Sediments in Southern Iraq

Mineralogical Variation of the Banks of Shatt Al-Arab and Shatt Al-Basrah River Sediments in Southern Iraq

The density and reproductive biology of the Fiddler Crab Uca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) in intertidal zone of Shatt Al-Basrah river –Khor Al-Zubair, Iraq.

Population genetics of the fiddler crab Uca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from the Arabian Sea

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