First Record for the Acidopsid Crab, Caecopilumnus hirsutus (Acidopsidae: Goneplacoidea: Brachyura) from the Egyptian Red Sea Coasts | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 81, Volume 29, Issue 4, July and August 2025, Page 1447-1460 PDF (724.76 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2025.443317 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| El-Sayed et al. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Caecopilumnus hirsutus Borradaile, 1902 (family Acidopsidae Števčić, 2005; subfamily Raouliinae Števčić, 2005; superfamily Goneplacoidea) is recorded for the first time from the Egyptian Red Sea coast, representing a new addition to the goneplacid fauna of the Red Sea. The examined specimen was identified and described based on its diagnostic morphological features, coloration, habitat preferences, and global geographical distribution. Comparative remarks are provided on distinguishing this species from other congeneric taxa and morphologically similar species previously reported from the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific regions. The findings contribute to the expanding knowledge of the regional biodiversity and distributional range of Caecopilumnus hirsutus. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Goneplacoidea; Acidopsidae; Rauoliinae; Caecopilumnus; Red Sea | ||||
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