Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

A first report of Canuellina insignis Gurrney, 1927 (Canuellidae: Copepoda) from The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Document Type : Research articles

Authors
Fatemeh Nazari 1
Omid Mirshamsi 2
Alireza Sari 3
Mansour Aliabadian 2
1 University of Jiroft
2 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
3 Department of Animal Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Iran
10.22067/ijab.v14i2.77749
Abstract
In the study on biodiversity and systematics of meiobenthic copepods from northern coastline of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, a canuelloid species, Canuellina insignis Gurrney, 1927 was found. This is the first report of the species in Iranian waters and also in the area.
Keywords
Canuellidae
Copepods
meiobenthic
littoral zone
Iran
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  • Receive Date 22 December 2018
  • Accept Date 31 December 2018