Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity 3(3): 49-56 (2019) (http://jwb.araku.ac.ir/) Research Article DOI: 10.22120/jwb.2019.108517.1069 Gastropods Diversity in Mangrove Forests of Govater Gulf in Sistan & Baluchestan 17 species, among which five species were 1 1 Saideh Moradi *, Afshin Danehkar , observed only in this area: Cerithiopsis sp., 2 3 Malihe Erfani , Tahereh Ardakani Melampus castaneus, Haminoea cf vitra, 1 Nassarius sp. and Umbonium vestiarium. The *Department of Environmental Sciences, gastropods had the highest species number at Faculty of Natural Resources, University of middle point belonging to 20 families, 28 Tehran, Iran, genera, and 36 species and the number of 22 2Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of species (the highest species number) was Zabol, Iran, observed only in this region. Except two 3Department of Environmental Sciences, species Cerithium sp. and Finella pupoides, Faculty of Natural Resources,University of other gastropod species of end point were also Ardakan, Iran, present in other regions. Gastropods of this *email:
[email protected] region belonged to 7 families, 10 genera, and Received: 22 April 2019 / Revised: 20 May 2019 / Accepted: 23 12 species. Comparing this results with other May 2019 / Published online: 24 May 2019. Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology, Arak University, Iran. mangrove forests shows that from the east to west the gastropods diversity has reducing Abstract trend; and the studied area is the most diverse The present study was performed to investigate region in Iran. This study recorded 13 new Gastropods diversity in mangrove forests species from Iran that wasn’t reported before.