The Sesarmid crab Parasesarma persicum Naderloo and Schubart, 2010 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae), New to the Iraqi Coastal Waters of Khor Al-Zubair and Shatt Al- Basrah Canal, Basrah, Iraq

Specimens of the sesarmid crab Parasesarma persicum Naderloo and Schubart, 2010 were collected from the intertidal zones of Khor Al-Zubair and Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Basrah, Iraq during the period from June 2009 to May 2010. A note on the morphological features and photographs of the species are provided to confirm its identification. Parasesarma persicum is the only species of the genus known in Iraqi coastal water.