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First record of two lessepsian amphipods in Tunisia: Elasmopus pectenicrus and Stenothoe gallensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2010

Rym Zakhama-Sraieb  and
Faouzia Charfi-Cheikhrouha
Rym Zakhama-Sraieb*
Affiliation:
Unité de Recherche de Biologie Animale et Systématique Evolutive, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, 2092, Manar II, Tunisie
Faouzia Charfi-Cheikhrouha
Affiliation:
Unité de Recherche de Biologie Animale et Systématique Evolutive, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, 2092, Manar II, Tunisie
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: R. Zakhama-Sraieb, Unité de Recherche de Biologie Animale et Systématique Evolutive, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, 2092, Manar II, Tunisie email: zakhamarym@yahoo.fr
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Abstract

The marine amphipod fauna of Tunisian shallow water was studied during 2003 to 2009. In this paper, we report—for the first time—the presence of two lessepsian amphipod species Elasmopus pectenicrus and Stenothoe gallensis from the south-east Tunisian coast.

Keywords

AmphipodalessepsianZarzisTunisia
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 90 , Issue 7 , November 2010 , pp. 1291 - 1295
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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