Metaprotella macoranicus Momtazi & Sari, 2013

Al-Kandari, Manal, Polikarpov, Igor, Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Yamani, Faiza & Grintsov, Vladimir, 2023, An annotated checklist of the Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Kuwait, north-western Arabian Gulf, Zootaxa 5351 (1), pp. 1-36 : 13

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Regional records: Kuwait: this study (KISR-FM075C/ Amphipoda /052; Fig. 3G View FIGURE 3 ); Iran, Qeshm Island: Momtazi & Sari 2013; Momtazi & Zarei 2017.

Local distribution and occurrence: Al-Messilah beach, Ras Al-Zour, Al-Khiran; occasional (6%).

Habitat: Intertidal zone; sand, rocks, shells, and macroalgae.

Momtazi, F. & Sari, A. (2013) Intertidal caprellids from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman with description of three species. Zootaxa, 3717 (2), 195 - 223. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3717.2.5

Momtazi, F. & Zarei, R. (2017) Intertidal amphipod assemblages of two Iranian islands of the Persian Gulf. Journal of the Persian Gulf (Marine Science), 8 (29), 47 - 54. [http: // jpg. inio. ac. ir / article- 1 - 587 - fa. html]

Figures

FIGURE 3. Micrographs of amphipod taxa encountered in Kuwait during this study. A: Ampithoe ramondi, male habitus; B: Cymadusa setosa, male habitus; C: Grandidierella gilesi, male habitus; D: Bemlos acuticoxa, male habitus; E: Globosolembos indicus, habitus of female with eggs; F: Cyproidea sp. cf. serratipalma, female habitus; G: Metaprotella macoranicus, female habitus; H: Leucothoe gracilis, male habitus; I: Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) alama, female habitus; J: Elasmopus alkhiranensis, male habitus; K: Dulichiella fresnelii, male habitus; L: Maera irregularis, female habitus; M: Melita persia, male habitus; N: Stenothoe gallensis, male habitus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, F); 1 mm (C–E, H, N); 2 mm (B, G, I–M).