Most marine organisms are characterized by at least one planktonic phase during their life history, potentially allowing interconnection of populations separated by several hundred kilometers. For many years, the idea that marine species are genetically

Ragionieri et al. (2009) provided genetic and morphometric evidence that the widespread Indo-West Pacific sesarmid crab Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) is a species complex composed of four species. The four have discrete ranges: one along the African

Leaf litter removal by the abundant mangrove decapod crab Neosarmatium meinerti was studied in series of field and laboratory experiments in East Africa. In the high intertidal Avicennia marina zone crabs buried all leaves placed on the forest floor and

Neosarmatium meinerti is a crab which commonly inhabitsthelandward Avicennia marina fringe in East Africanmangroves.Stomach content analysis of individuals collected at Gazi BayandMida Creek (Kenya) showed that their diet mainly consisted ofmangrove leaves,