Michaelcallianassa indica Sakai, 2002

Naderloo, Reza & Türkay, Michael, 2012, Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374, Zootaxa 3374 (1), pp. 1-67 : 17

Michaelcallianassa indica Sakai, 2002

Persian Gulf. Iran (Sakai 2002; Sepahvand & Sari 2010; present study).

Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (Dustku, Basaeedu, desalination center), Bandar-Abbas (east of the city), Bandar-Khamir (east of fishery jetty), Mahtabi.

General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Andaman Sea.

Habitat. Sandy-mud/muddy-sand intertidal to 32 m.

Remarks. Sakai (2002) recorded this species from the subtidal zone in the northern Persian Gulf (29º 29.897'N, 49º 54.108'E). During the present study this species was collected intertidally in muddy-sand and sandymud substrates, and is relatively common in the low-intertidal zone.