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  • Article Code : FIRAT-AKADEMI-7979-5809
  • Article Type : Araþtýrma Makalesi
  • Publication Number : 5A0243
  • Page Number : 14-25
  • Doi : 10.12739/NWSA.2026.21.1.5A0243
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  • Year : 2026
  • Volume : 21
  • Issue : 1
  • Number of Articles Published : 2
  • Published Date : 1.01.2026

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Ecological Life Sciences

Serial Number : 5A
ISSN No. : 1308-7258
Release Interval (in a Year) : 4 Issues

Tahir ÖZCAN1 , Burak Ali Þimþek2 , Semih Kale3

Keywords

OCCURRENCE OF THE MOLE CRAB ALBUNEA CARABUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (DECAPODA: ANOMURA: HIPPOIDEA) FROM THE COAST OF CYPRUS AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Tahir ÖZCAN1 , Burak Ali Þimþek2 , Semih Kale3

The present paper reports the first occurrence of Albunea carabus time on the Levantine Sea coasts of Cyprus. This record is based on two adult males and two adult females collected by dreging on a sandy bottom at the depths between 5 and 6 m depth. Also, this 2025 review of the rare mole crab distribution along the whole Mediterrean Sea. As a result of the compilation of published studies, it is reported that this species is distributed on the coasts of 11 different Mediterranean countries, mainly in sandy areas. It was noted that the number of individuals recorded was low, with the exception of one (dead individual on the beach).

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Albunea carabus, Distribution, Occurence, Decapoda, Cyprus,

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Tahir ÖZCAN (1) (Corresponding Author)
Ýskenderun Teknik University
tahir.ozcan@iste.edu.tr | 0000000000000000

Burak Ali Þimþek (2)

DOÄžU AKDENÄ°Z ÃœNÄ°VERSÄ°TESÄ°
burak.cicek@emu.edu.tr | 0000-0001-6144-1721

Semih Kale (3)

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
semihkale@comu.edu.tr | 0000-0001-5705-6935

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