Further records of rare brachyuran crab Eucrate indica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura Euryplacidae) along the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India

Authors

  • K Silambarasan Sir Theagaraia College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • K Sujatha Dr. Mgr. Educational and Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • E Rajalakshmi Sir Theagaraia College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • A Sundaramanickam CAS Marine Biology Faculty of Marine Sciences Parangipettai, Annamalai University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2017v30n2p51

Abstract

This study reports further occurrence of the crab Eucrate indica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Euryplacidae) along the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India. The crabs were obtained from a depth of 40-60 m in the trawl by-catch. The morphological features, color and distribution of these crabs are given.

 

Author Biographies

K Silambarasan, Sir Theagaraia College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Zoology

K Sujatha, Dr. Mgr. Educational and Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Chemical Engineering

E Rajalakshmi, Sir Theagaraia College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Zoology

A Sundaramanickam, CAS Marine Biology Faculty of Marine Sciences Parangipettai, Annamalai University

Marine Sciences

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2017-05-25

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Vol. 30 No. 2 (2017)

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