First Record of Sponge Distribution in the Persian Gulf, (Hengam Island, Iran)

Summary The Desmodoridae is a diverse and widespread family of free-living nematodes. Here, we provide the first record of the group in the Persian Gulf and describe three new species: Metachromadoroides sinuspersici sp. n., Zalonema iranicum sp. n. and Z. supplementorum sp. n. Metachromadoroides sinuspersici sp. n. is characterised by finely annulated cuticle, short and stout cephalic sensilla, amphidial fovea on cuticular thickening, pharyngeal bulb well developed and partitioned into three sections, absence of precloacal supplements, and presence of 6-8 pairs of rounded postcloacal papillae. Zalonema iranicum sp. n. is characterised by papilliform subcephalic sensilla (best observed with SEM), convex cephalic capsule, large multispiral amphidial fovea with 4-5 turns in both males and females, buccal cavity with one ventrosublateral and two dorsal teeth and posterior body of males with lateral alae extending from the last third of the body to the cloacal aperture and ventral alae extending 1395-2250 μm anterior to the cloacal aperture, and no precloacal supplements. Zalonema supplementorum sp. n. is characterised by four subcephalic sensilla 1-2 μm long, multispiral amphidial fovea with three turns in both males and females, buccal cavity with one dorsal and two ventrosublateral teeth, males with lateral alae present on each side of body from posterior half of body to cloacal aperture, ventral alae extending 942-1257 μm anterior to cloacal aperture, strongly cuticularised spicules 41-43 μm long, and 12-16 precloacal supplements. Near full length SSU and partial D2-D3 LSU sequences are provided for M. sinuspersici sp. n. and Z. iranicum sp. n., and the COI sequence is provided for Z. iranicum. The SSU phylogeny suggests a close relationship between M. sinuspersici sp. n. and Metachromadora and Metachromadoroides species and the monophyly of Zalonema (after currently available data). The LSU phylogeny suggests an affinity between Metachromadoroides and Zalonema with Spirinia and Acanthopharynx, respectively.

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Mites of the genera Leioseius Berlese and Protogamasellus Karg (Mesostigmata, Ascidae) in mangrove forests in southern Iran, with a key to the genera and species of Ascidae recorded from Iran

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.24.7.14 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (7) ◽

pp. 1319-1336

Author(s):

Shahrooz Kazemi

Keyword(s):

Persian Gulf ◽

Littoral Zone ◽

First Record ◽

Mangrove Forests ◽

Qeshm Island ◽

Southern Iran ◽

Adult Females ◽

Intraspecific Variations ◽

The Family ◽

The Persian Gulf

In a survey on the edaphic mesostigmatic mites in mangrove forests of Qeshm Island, eastern of the Persian Gulf, two species of the family Ascidae were collected in broken cockleshells and sand in littoral zone: Leioseius sepidehae sp. nov. and Protogamasellus mica (Athias-Henriot, 1961). This is the first record of the genus Leioseius from Iran. Leioseius sepidehae sp. nov. is described from adult females. Intraspecific variations of some characters of P. mica are discussed, and based on those, P. primitivus machadoi Genis, Loots & Ryke, 1967 and P. primitivus similis Genis, Loots & Ryke, 1967 are herein synonymized under P. mica. Finally, the occasional presence of the gland pores gv1 in Ascidae is reviewed, and a key to the Iranian genera and species of Ascidae is presented.

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First record ofClypeomorus isselii(Pagenstecher, 1877) (Gastropoda: Cerithiidae) from the Persian Gulf, Iran

Zoology in the Middle East ◽

10.1080/09397140.2010.10638399 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 109-110

Author(s):

Fateme Amini Yekta ◽

Aria Ashja Ardalan ◽

Mohammad Reza Shokri

Keyword(s):

Persian Gulf ◽

First Record ◽

The Persian Gulf

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Corallivorous snails: first record of corallivory by Ergalatax junionae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Persian Gulf

Marine Biodiversity Records ◽

10.1017/s1755267211000777 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Saledhoust ◽

H. Negarestan ◽

M.J. Jami ◽

Brian Morton

Keyword(s):

Persian Gulf ◽

First Record ◽

The Persian Gulf

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Identification and the First Record of Marine bacteria Mudskippers Boleophthalmus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) by 16S rRNA on the Northern Intertidal areas of Persian Gulf, Iran

10.21203/rs.3.rs-37231/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

nerssy nassirabady ◽

N. Negar Ghotbeddin ◽

Laleh Roomiani

Keyword(s):

16S Rrna ◽

Marine Bacteria ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Bacterial Species ◽

First Record ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

Biochemical Tests ◽

Fish Samples ◽

The Persian Gulf ◽

Boleophthalmus Dussumieri

Abstract Background Mudskipper is from the Gobiidae family and from the subfamily Oxudercinae. Mudskipper contains four main genera Boleophthalmus, Periophthalmodon, Periophthalmus, and Scartelaos. The aim of this research identification of bacterial agent (Marine bacteria) mudskippers Boleophthalmus dussumieri on the Shores of the northern intertidal areas of the Persian Gulf (Abadan, Hendijan and Bahrekan), Iran. The mud sediment and water samples (at the depth of one m), and mudskipper fish samples (near shore at the intertidal) were collected from Abadan, Hendijan and Bahrekan in northern coasts of the Persian Gulf, Iran. Results A total of 80 aerobic bacteria marine (from the intestines of mudskipper, seawater, and muddy sediments ) was identified by biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The bacteria's (Marine bacteria) [Eubacterium] tenue strain DSM 20695, Praclostridium bifermentans strain JCM 1386 and Vibrio hyugaensis strain 090810a was first identified in the northern intertidal areas of Persian Gulf, Iran. Conclusions Bacteria compete with other organisms to get oxygen to the surface layers of the flower bed. They give that the bacterial species common to the fish intestines and sediments is high and due to fish feeding of sediment it can be concluded that the species present in the fish intestine in the present study may be a function of substrate species that needs further studies to prove this.

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Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) stranding on Qeshm Island, Iran: further evidence for a wide (sub)tropical distribution, including the Persian Gulf

10.1101/042614 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Sharif Ranjbar ◽

Mohammad Sayed Dakhteh ◽

Koen Van Waerebeek

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Young Animal ◽

First Record ◽

Qeshm Island ◽

Fin Whale ◽

Traumatic Injuries ◽

Northern Arabian Sea ◽

Sw Indian Ocean ◽

The Persian Gulf

A small, juvenile rorqual live-stranded on Qeshm Island, Iran, in the northern Strait of Hormuz (Persian Gulf) in September 2007. Cause of stranding remains unknown but the whale (QE22.09.2007) showed no severe traumatic injuries nor was emaciated. Based on at least seven morphological features, considered diagnostic in combination, allowed a positive identification as Omura's whale Balaenoptera omurai. Features included diminutive body size (397 cm), a large number of ventral grooves (n=82) extending caudad of the umbilicus, a strongly falcate dorsal fin, asymmetric colouration of the head (especially lower jaws) reminiscent of fin whale, including three unilateral dark stripes, faint/incomplete lateral rostral ridges, record low number of short, broad baleen plates (204 in right jaw). The likelihood for the existence of a local B. omurai population in the eastern Persian Gulf or northern Arabian Sea seems higher than the wandering of a very young animal or mother/calf pair from any of the known distant distribution areas in the eastern Indian Ocean or SW Indian Ocean (Madagascar). This is the first record of B. omurai in the NW Indian Ocean.

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Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida): first record of a highly valued sea cucumber, in the Persian Gulf, Iran

Marine Biodiversity Records ◽

10.1017/s1755267212000620 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Abdul-Reza Dabbagh ◽

Musa Keshavarz ◽

Dariush Mohammadikia ◽

Majid Afkhami ◽

Seyyed Afshin Nateghi

Keyword(s):

Persian Gulf ◽

Sea Cucumber ◽

First Record ◽

Holothuria Scabra ◽

The Persian Gulf

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First record of the heart urchin Metalia persica (Mortensen, 1940) (Spatangoida: Brissidae) from the Chennai coast, India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.13 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4624 (2) ◽

pp. 296-300

Author(s):

CHAMUNDEESWARI KANAGARAJ ◽

RICH MOOI ◽

DEEPAK SAMUEL VIJAY KUMAR ◽

HRISHIKESH PREMACHANDRAN ◽

ABHILASH KOTTARATHIL RAJENDRAN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bay Of Bengal ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Arabian Gulf ◽

First Record ◽

Single Specimen ◽

The Family ◽

Indian Waters ◽

By Catch ◽

The Persian Gulf ◽

First Time

The irregular urchin, Metalia persica (Mortensen, 1940), a heart urchin of the family Brissidae, is reported for the first time from the southeastern coast of India. A single specimen was collected from fishing by-catch at Chinna Neelankarai (12º 56’ 29.7” N, 80º 15’ 36.6” E), Chennai on April 5, 2018. Metalia persica was previously recorded only from the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf). This study records Metalia persica for the first time from Indian waters, in the Bay of Bengal, and elucidates features of the anal fasciole.

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Diversity of shallow water zoantharians in Hengam and Larak Islands, in the Persian Gulf

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s002531541500079x ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 96 (5) ◽

pp. 1145-1155 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Atoosa Noori Koupaei ◽

Pargol Ghavam Mostafavi ◽

Jalil Fallah Mehrabadi ◽

Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi ◽

Hamed Dehghani

Keyword(s):

16S Rdna ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

First Record ◽

Species Group ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

External Appearance ◽

The Persian Gulf

Zoantharians are one of the least studied orders of benthic cnidarians of the Persian Gulf. A survey and molecular analysis was conducted to determine zoantharian species diversity in the Persian Gulf. For this purpose, 63 colonies of zoantharians were collected from Hengam and Larak Islands in the Strait of Hormuz and some morphological characteristics of each specimen were recorded, i.e. sand encrustation, polyp shape and colour, oral groove, oral zone and oral disc colours as well as tentacle number and colour. After DNA extraction, mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA (16S rDNA) and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on obtained 16S rDNA and COI gene sequences, five putative species-level clades were identified:Zoanthus sansibaricus(N = 30),Palythoa tuberculosa(N = 12),Palythoa mutuki(N = 2),Palythoaaff.mutuki(N = 18) andNeozoanthussp. Iran (N = 1). While the first three are known species, the last two were potentially novel undescribed species.Palythoaaff.mutukihas an external appearance similar toPalythoa mutuki. However, mitochondrial DNA sequences obtained from these specimens placed them in a previously undescribed species group. TheNeozoanthusspecimen was morphologically and molecularly different from other describedNeozoanthusspecies. This is the first record of this genus from the Persian Gulf and neighbouring areas. Since there is not much work on zoantharians identification in the Persian Gulf, further sampling and investigation is needed to speculate on the accuracy of these potentially new species and to complete the knowledge of zoantharian diversity in this area.

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First record and range extension of the transversely-dividing azooxanthellate coral Truncatoflabellum mortenseni Cairns and Zibrowius, 1997 (Scleractinia, Flabellidae) in the Persian Gulf, Western Indo-Pacific Ocean

Marine Biodiversity Records ◽

10.1186/s41200-021-00203-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abdolvahab Maghsoudlou ◽

Parisa Alidoost Salimi ◽

Fereidoon Owfi

Keyword(s):

Pacific Ocean ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

First Record ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Range Extension ◽

Soft Sediments ◽

Deep Waters ◽

The Persian Gulf ◽

First Time

AbstractIn the Persian Gulf, Azooxanthellate Scleractinia remain understudied compared to their symbiotic counterparts. Here, we report the presence of azooxanthellate coral Truncatoflabellum mortenseni (Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997) for the first time in Iranian deep waters. This species was found on soft sediments at depths of 83 and 101 m. Given this report, the distribution range of T. mortenseni, previously known to exist only in the Indonesian-Philippine regions, is now expanded to the Persian Gulf.

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