Diversity and distribution of the Isopoda (Crustacea, Peracarida) of Kuwait, with an updated checklist
| Autor: | Manal Abdulrahman Al-Kandari, Valiallah Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Hadeel Abdulkhaliq, Weizhong Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Expanathuridae
Arthropoda Tylidae Arcturidae Jurassic Middle East Gnathiidae Crustacea Biodiversity & Conservation geographical distribution Animalia Malacostraca Paramunnidae Anthuridae Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Biodiversity Sphaeromatidae Olibrinidae Biota Checklist Peracarida Kuwait Ligiidae QL1-991 Bopyridae Animal Science and Zoology first records Zoology Isopoda |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys, Vol 1080, Iss, Pp 107-133 (2022) ZooKeys |
| ISSN: | 1313-2970 1313-2989 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.1080.71370 |
| Popis: | Thirty-eight species of Isopoda, belonging to 13 families and 29 genera, are listed from Kuwait based on previous literature records (of 17 species) and collections carried out along Kuwait’s coastal and subtidal zones during the present study. The majority of species belongs to the suborder Cymothoida (23), followed by Sphaeromatidea (9), Oniscidea (3), Valvifera (2), and Asellota (1). In total, 25 species were collected and identified from 12 families and 22 genera from Kuwaiti coastal and subtidal areas. These include eight families, 15 genera, and 21 species recorded for the first time from Kuwait. Isopod diversity was highest in the sandy rock areas, including southern Kuwait, particularly in Al-Khiran and Al-Nuwaiseeb, and in mixed habitat (muddy, rocky, and sandy) intertidal transects such as in Failaka Island. The species number increased from the subtidal and lowest zones into the high tidal zone. Isopods were found in sandy substrata, among shells, cobbles, rocks, dead corals, and algae. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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