University of Jiroft | Fatemeh Nazari

Research

Title	A first report of Canuellina insignis Gurrney, 1927 (Canuellidae: Copepoda) from The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Type	Article
Keywords	Canuellidae, Copepods, meiobenthic, littoral zone, Iran.
Researchers	Fatemeh Nazari, Omid Mirshamsi Kakhki, Alireza Sari, Mansour Aliabadian

Abstract

In the study on biodiversity and systematics of meiobenthic copepods from northern coastline of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, a canuelloid species, Canuellina insignis Gurrney, 1927 was found. This is the first report of the species in Iranian waters and also in the area.