A new species of portunid crab of the genus Charybdis (De Haan, 1833) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Goa, India
Padate, V.P.; Rivonker, C.U.; Anil, A.C.; Sawant, S.S.; Krishnamurthy, V. (2010). A new species of portunid crab of the genus Charybdis (De Haan, 1833) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Goa, India. Mar. Biol. Res. 6(6): 579-590. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000903505608
In: Marine Biology Research. Taylor & Francis: Oslo; Basingstoke. ISSN 1745-1000; e-ISSN 1745-1019, more
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Charybdis (Charybdis) goaensis; Crustacea; Decapoda; India; new species;Portunidae |
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- Padate, V.P.
- Rivonker, C.U.
- Anil, A.C.
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- Sawant, S.S.
- Krishnamurthy, V.
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A new species of portunid crab, Charybdis (Charybdis) goaensis sp. nov. is described from Goa, west coast of India. It differs from its closest congener, Charybdis (Charybdis) philippinensis in possessing bluntly triangular median frontal teeth, wide U-shaped notches separating the sub-median and lateral frontal teeth, wide notches separating antero-lateral teeth, and granular tuberosity on cardiac region of carapace. A taxonomic key to 43 species of the sub-genus Charybdis including the newly described species is also provided. |
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