MARINE MALACOSTRACA (ARTHROPODA, CRUSTACEA) FROM THE GULF OF ORAN (ALGERIAN WEST COAST)
MARINE MALACOSTRACA (ARTHROPODA, CRUSTACEA) FROM THE GULF OF ORAN (ALGERIAN WEST COAST)
Authors
Kerfouf, Ahmed
De Los Rios escalante, Patricio R.
Esse, Carlos
De Los Rios escalante, Patricio R.
Esse, Carlos
Profesor GuĆa
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10.1163/15685403-bja10318
CRUSTACEANA,Vol.96,867-883,2023
CRUSTACEANA,Vol.96,867-883,2023
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Article
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Materia geogrƔfica
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Abstract
This present paper presents an inventory of benthic Malacostraca in the Gulf of Oran. The soft -bottom crustacean fauna was studied between February 2021 and September 2021. Samples were collected from 8 coastal stations. The class Malacostraca was represented with 2 subclasses, Eumala-costraca and Phyllocarida. Sixty-one species and 290 individuals belonging to seven crustacean orders (Amphipoda, Decapoda, Isopoda, Tanaidacea, Mysida, Lophogastrida and Leptostraca) were identified. Amphipoda were represented with the highest number of species (36) followed by Decapoda (11) and Isopoda (6). Tanaidacea and Mysida were poorly represented, with 3 and 2 species, respectively. Lophogastrida and Leptostraca were both represented by only one species. Among the crustaceans encountered, Ampelisca was the most dominant genus. The present inven-tory indicates that the carcinological fauna in the Gulf of Oran is less diversified than it is in other zones that have been studied on the Algerian coast (Gulf of Arzew, Bay of Bou-Ismail, and Bay of Algiers).