Liomera rugipes (Heller, 1861) (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Liomerinae): a new Indo-West Pacific crab in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt

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Published: Sep 6, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.34704
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Non indigenous species Brachyura Xanthidae Mediterranean Sea Egypt
OLA MOHAMED NOUR
Department of Biology and Geology, Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, 21526 Alexandria, Egypt
BRUNO ZAVA
Wilderness studi ambientali, via Cruillas 27, 90146 Palermo, Italy & Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Comiso, Via degli Studi 9, 97013 Comiso (RG), Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-0355
MARIA CORSINI-FOKA
Institute of Oceanography, Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Cos Street, 85100 Rhodes, Greece
Abstract

A single specimen of the xanthid Liomera rugipes was collected in May 2023 in the waters off Alexandria, Egypt, with a trammel net at 15 m of depth. The occurrence of this crab is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea and adds a new Indo- West Pacific crab to the non-indigenous biota of the basin, probably introduced via the Suez Canal. This new finding increases the number of Egyptian non-indigenous brachyurans to 21 species.

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