Zeina Amr F, Guerra-García José M
Laboratory of Marine Biology, Marine Biology and Ichthyology Section, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, P.O. 11884 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt; Email: unknown.
Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain; Email:
Zootaxa. 2016 Apr 6;4098(2):227-53. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4098.2.2.
The Caprellidae from the Red Sea are reviewed based on the literature data and new collections from the Hurghada coasts. So far, only six valid species has been reported from the Red Sea and Suez Canal: Caprella equilibra Say, 1818, Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890, Metaprotella africana Mayer, 1903, Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890 and Paradeutella multispinosa Schellenberg, 1928 and Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj, 1927. The type material of M. africana (deposited in the Muséum nacional d'Histoire naturelle, Paris) and Paradeutella multispinosa (deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin) are redescribed and illustrated in detail. P. pambanensis and H. minuta were the most abundant species in the collections along the northern coast. Most of the sampling effort has been focused on algae from shallow waters; additional substrates such as sediments, hydroids and coral rubble, especially from areas deeper than 15 meters should be explored. The number of caprellid species in the Red Sea is low compared to adjacent waters, as the Mediterranean Sea. However, further research and more extensive caprellid collections should be conducted along the coasts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan and Eritrea, which are still unexplored.
基于文献数据以及从胡尔格达海岸获取的新标本，对红海的麦秆虫科进行了综述。到目前为止，红海和苏伊士运河仅报道过6个有效物种：平衡麦秆虫Caprella equilibra Say，1818年；微小半麦秆虫Hemiaegina minuta Mayer，1890年；非洲原麦秆虫Metaprotella africana Mayer，1903年；小拟麦秆虫Paracaprella pusilla Mayer，1890年；多刺拟长腹麦秆虫Paradeutella multispinosa Schellenberg，1928年；以及潘班伪麦秆虫Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj，1927年。对非洲原麦秆虫（存于巴黎国家自然历史博物馆）和多刺拟长腹麦秆虫（存于柏林自然历史博物馆）的模式标本进行了重新描述并详细绘图。潘班伪麦秆虫和微小半麦秆虫是北部海岸采集标本中数量最多的物种。大部分采样工作集中在浅水区的藻类；还应探索其他基质，如沉积物、水螅体和珊瑚碎块，特别是来自深度超过15米区域的此类基质。与相邻海域如地中海相比，红海的麦秆虫物种数量较少。然而，仍未开展探索工作的沙特阿拉伯、也门、苏丹和厄立特里亚沿海地区，应进行进一步研究并开展更广泛的麦秆虫标本采集。
