TY - JOUR ID - 29297 TI - Checklist of hermit crabs (Decapoda: Paguroidea) fauna from the Hormuz Island, Persian Gulf JO - Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics JA - IJAB LA - en SN - 1735-434X AU - Kheirabadi, Nabiallah AU - Seyfabadi, Jafar AU - Owfi, Fereidoon AD - Tarbiat Modares university AD - Tarbiat Modares University AD - Iranian Fisheries Research Organization Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 171 EP - 181 KW - Checklist KW - hermit crab KW - New records KW - Hormuz Island KW - Persian Gulf DO - 10.22067/ijab.v13i2.49675 N2 - The hermit crabs in the intertidal zone of the Hormuz Island, Persian Gulf, were identified by seasonal sampling at six intertidal stations during 2010–2011. Nine species were identified, including one Coenobitidae (Coenobita scaevola) and eight Diogenidae (Clibanarius signatus, C. longitarsus, Diogenes avarus, D. planimanus, D. tirmiziae, D. karwarensis, Areopaguristes perspicax, Dardanus tinctor). All species in this study are new records for the Hormuz Island. Information on the habitats and geographical distribution of these crabs in the island is presented. UR - https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_29297.html L1 - https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_29297_44a7292a2c18642d95fde4d40938b85d.pdf ER -