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Holotype and paratypes from Danish Expedition material collected in 1937 from south Iran shores were described
by Galil (2009) and published by Stephensen (1946) under the name of
Philyra variegata
. Apel (2001) had
re-examined material of
Philyra variegata
of Stephensen (1946) from Jask and mentioned that there are two new
species within the material.
Philyra
n. sp.1 of Apel (2001) has been later described by Galil (2009) as
Hiplyra
sagitta
. The second new species distinguished by Apel (2001) within the
P. variegata
has been assigned to
H.
elegans
(Gravier, 1920) by Naderloo and Apel (2012).
Figure 2
Hiplyra sagitta
(Galil, 2009) Male: CL = 17.42 mm, CB = 16.26 mm, (A) dorsal surface; (B) ventral surface. Female: CL =
16.92 mm, CB = 15.16 mm, (C) ventral surface (MSC, 54)
3.5 Distribution
Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf): Qatar (Galil et al., 2012), Kuwait (Galil, 2009; Naderloo and Apel, 2012), Iran (Galil
2009; Naderloo and Apel, 2012), Iraq (current study)
General distribution: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Andaman Sea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Timor,
Australia
3.6 Habitat
Muddy and Sandy shallow intertidal and subtidal zones, 5.5-25 m.
Authors’ contributions
All authors have contributed equally toward the publication of this paper.
Acknowledgements
We would like to express to thanks Dr. Ghazi Maleh Al-Maliki, Marine Biology Dep., Marine Sciences Center, Basrah University,
for reading the manuscript and for their valuable advice and suggestions.
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