RECORD OF THE BARNACLE OCTOLASMIS ANGULATA (AURIVILLIUS, 1894) FROM THE GILLS OF THE CRAB PORTUNUS SEGNIS (FORSKÅL, 1775) OFF IRAQI MARINE WATERS

Authors

  • Thamir K. Adday ٭Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
  • Abdul Al-Amer R. Jassim Department of Biological Development of Shatt Al-Arab and North West Arabian Gulf, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
  • Akeel A. A. Al-Waely Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2019.15.3.0225

Keywords:

Arabian Gulf, Cirribedia, Crab, Gills, Symbiosis

Abstract

    Ten blue swimming crabs Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) were collected from the north west of the Arabian Gulf off the Iraqi marine waters from October to November 2017 at 29ᵒ 37′ N to 48ᵒ 47′ E.

     The barnacle Octolasmis angulata (Aurivillius, 1894) was found on the gills of the present species of crab, the mean incidence of infestation was 30%, while the mean Intensity of infestation was 12.3. The barnacle have a long and slim shaped calcareous plate with the presence of carina and the absence of tergum, in addition to the elongated shape of carina and scutum. The current study represents the first record of the barnacle O. angulata in the Arabian Gulf.

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Published

2019-06-27

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Original Articles