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New record of the pea crab Nepinnotheres villosulus (Guérin-Meneville, 1831) (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae) from clams and cockles of Pakistan (northern Arabian Sea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2015

Shahnaz Jahangir ,
Ghazala Siddiqui ,
Zarrien Ayub  and
Christopher B. Boyko
Shahnaz Jahangir
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
Ghazala Siddiqui*
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
Zarrien Ayub
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
Christopher B. Boyko
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: G. Siddiqui, Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan email: ghazala_siddiqui@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The pea crab Nepinnotheres villosulus is recorded for the first time from Sonmiani, Pakistan. It was found in six species of clams, Meretrix casta, Marcia recens, Callista umbonella, Gastrana multangula, Protapes cor and Psammotreta angulata and in one species of blood cockle, Anadara antiquate, with the highest prevalence in Meretrix casta. In some clams, both male and female crabs were found inside the host. More than 60% of female crabs were soft-shelled and ovigerous.

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northern Arabian SeaBalochistanpea crabNepinnotheres villosulusbivalvesclamscockle

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e135
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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