Faunal species composition of brackish water crabs at Gazi, Kanamai, Bamburi and Mkomani (Kenya)

Reninson Ruwa

doi:10.14284/168

Faunal species composition of brackish water crabs at Gazi, Kanamai, Bamburi and Mkomani (Kenya)

Citation

Ruwa R.K.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Kenya; (2016): Faunal species composition of brackish water crabs at Gazi, Kanamai, Bamburi and Mkomani (Kenya). (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5421) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/168 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

Occurrence (presence/absence) of the crabs at Kanamai Beach, Bamburi, Mkomani and the Gazi mangrove forest, and salinity measurements at various seepage points in Gazi, Nyali, Bamburi, Kanamai, Mkomani, Shelly and Tiwi measured during the months of June, July and August 1985. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Polk, P. (Ed.) (1986). Kenya report. VUB: Brussel. 358 pp.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106673

Brachyura
rank: infraorder

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210291

Cardisoma carnifex
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209179

Eurycarcinus natalensis
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209417

Macrophthalmus boscii
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209423

Macrophthalmus milloti
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208814

Scylla serrata
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209161

Sesarma elongatum
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209167

Sesarma guttatum
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209162

Sesarma meinerti
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208848

Thalamita crenata
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558114

Uca annulipes
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207591

Uca chlorophthalmus
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207597

Uca vocans
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106769

Xanthidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

ISW, Kenya, Coast, Nyali

ISW, Kenya, Gazi

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Reninson Ruwa
originator
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre

originator
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre

metadata author
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre

custodian steward
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be

metadata author
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

administrative point of contact
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be