On a collection of brachyuran crabs from Lakshadweep, Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
Author
Devi, S. Suvarna
Author
Mendoza, Jose C. E.
Author
Ravinesh, R.
Author
Idress Babu, K. K.
Author
Kumar, A. Biju
Author
Ng, Peter K. L.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-06
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
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Parasesarma pictum
(De Haan, 1835)
*
Material examined.
1 male
(9.2 x
8.2 mm
) (
DABFUK
), Kavaratti,
4 January 2014
.
Remarks.
A new record from
Lakshadweep
. The identity of the Indian material referred to this species (see
Trivedi
et al.
2018
)requires confirmation. There are slight differences in the chela and gonopods of material from the Indian Ocean and the east Pacific (where
P. pictum
s. str.
occurs), suggesting there may be more than one species.