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
4613
3
477
501
journal article
26571
10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
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1175-5326
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Liomera rugata
(H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Material examined.
3 males
(9.1 x
4.9 mm
, 10.7 x
5.9 mm
, 12.0 x
6.4 mm
),
2 females
(9.6 x
5.3 mm
, 9.8 x
5.3 mm
) (
DABFUK
), Minicoy,
26 September 2014
.
Remarks.
This is a distinctive and widespread species in the Indo-West Pacific (
Serène 1984
). Previously recorded from
Lakshadweep
Islands (
Rao
et al.
1989
;
Venkataraman
et al.
2004
).