On the occurrence of two brachyurans, Myra subgranulata and Herbstia condyliata, on Rhodes Island (Se Aegean Sea)

Abstract

Two brachyurans, the Erythrean Myra subgranulata (Leucosiidae) and the Atlanto-Mediterranean Herbstia condyliata (Majidae), were collected from the NE coast of Rhodes Island. The first species' occurrence represents a new record for Greek waters and is the result of a gradual westward extension of its distribution along the eastern Mediterranean coasts, after its immigration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. The second species' record is new for Rhodes. RÉSUMÉDeux crabes brachyoures, l'érythréen Myra subgranulata (Leucosiidae) et l'atlanto-méditerra-néen Herbstia condyliata (Majidae) ont été récoltés sur la côte nord-orientale de l'île de Rhodes. La présence de la première espèce représente une nouvelle citation pour les eaux grecques et est le résultat de l'extension graduelle de sa répartition vers l'ouest le long des côtes méditerranéennes, après son immigration depuis la mer Rouge via le canal de Suez. La seconde espèce est nouvelle pour Rhodes.

A new coral-associated decapod assemblage from the Upper Miocene (Messinian) Upper Coralline Limestone of Malta (Central Mediterranean)

“…It is included in the European Register of Marine Species. Herbstia condyliata has been recorded from Greek Aegean waters, the Evvoia marine region and Monenvasia; also from the Turkish Straits, Cyprus, and Rhodes Island (Corsini and Kondilatos 2006).…”

New records of four leucosiid species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from Qatar, Persian Gulf

“…It was recorded in the Suez Canal, Egypt (Calman, 1927;Fox, 1927) and has subsequently established populations in the Mediterranean Sea (see . It was collected off Israel and Turkey (Monod, 1930), Egypt (Balss, 1936), Lebanon (Shiber, 1981), Syria (Saker & Farah, 1994cited in Hasan et al, 2008, Rhodes Island, Greece (Corsini-Foka & Kondilatos, 2006 …”