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Figure 1 Map of study stations, indicating the position of the two stations (Al-Fao city and Garmat Ali river)
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Systematics
Order: Decapoda Latreille, 1802
Super family: Leucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
Family: Matutidae De Haan, 1835
Matuta planipes
Fabricius, 1798 (Figure 2; Figure 3)
Common Names: sand crab, flower moon crab, reticulated moon crab and beach crab
Figure 2
Matuta planipes
(Fabricius, 1798) male and female in dorsal view
