A Report on a Small Collection of Shrimps from the Kenya National Marine Parks at Malindi, with Notes on Selected Species.
The present study is based upon the results of collecting from shallow water in the Casuarina Point and Watamu National Marine Parks at Malindi, Kenya, over a period of three days during spring tide conditions, in March, 1973. Collections were kept as generalized as possible and no special efforts were made to concentrate on special habitats. A total of 67 species are represented in the material collected, but these are considered to represent only a small portion of the total variety present. The collection is noteworthy for the presence of a number of rare or little known species as well as one new species, but also for the absence of a considerable number of common and well known shrimps that have been found to be widespread on East African coasts. It is probable that further collections could readily double or even treble the number of species known from the Parks.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1976
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| Subjects: | Shrimp fisheries, Heron Island Research Station, Marine parks, Protected resources, New species, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/6981 |
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