Diversity and distribution of porcelain crabs of Gujarat, India

Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, India. Ancylocheles gravelei (Sankolli, 1963), Pisidia dehaanii (Krauss, 1843), P. gordoni (Johnson, 1970) and Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 are reported from the Gujarat coast for the first time. Twe...

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Main Authors: Imtiyaz Beleem, Paresh Poriya, Bharatsinh Gohil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2017-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
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Online Access:https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28852_4e4673ee92a31dce3170f4a890064209.pdf
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Summary:Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, India. Ancylocheles gravelei (Sankolli, 1963), Pisidia dehaanii (Krauss, 1843), P. gordoni (Johnson, 1970) and Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 are reported from the Gujarat coast for the first time. Twelve porcellanid species are known from the Gujarat coast, including four species reported in this paper.
ISSN:1735-434X
2423-4222