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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBAFFE3EEB28EA7FCC1F9C4" blockId="2.[151,1437,1426,2029]" box="[199,859,1534,1561]" pageId="2" pageNumber="542">Second pereiopod: i = 5, m = 5.8, c = 8.0, p = 9.0, d = 5.0.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBAFFE3EEB28D7BFCC6F9E1" blockId="2.[151,1437,1426,2029]" box="[199,860,1570,1597]" pageId="2" pageNumber="542">Third pereiopod: i = 3.5, m = 6.0, c = 3.0, p = 5.5, d = 2.0.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBAFFE3EEB28D1FFCF2F9BD" blockId="2.[151,1437,1426,2029]" box="[199,872,1606,1633]" pageId="2" pageNumber="542">Fourth pereiopod: i = 4.0, m = 6.2, c = 3.8, p = 7.5, d = 2.0.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBAFFE3EEB28DA3FC16F8C9" blockId="2.[151,1437,1426,2029]" box="[199,908,1786,1813]" pageId="2" pageNumber="542">Second pereiopod: i = 8.0, m = 9.0, c = 12.5, p = 13.5, d = 7.0.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBBFFE2EEB28A5AFBCDFEC0" blockId="3.[151,1436,150,754]" box="[199,1111,258,285]" pageId="3" pageNumber="543">Fifth pereiopod: i = 3.5–3.8, m = 6.2–6.8, c = 3.75–4.5, p = 7.0–7.8, d = 2.0–2.8.</paragraph>
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(Based on 
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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBBFFE2EEB2897AFBC4FDE0" blockId="3.[151,1436,150,754]" box="[199,1118,546,573]" pageId="3" pageNumber="543">Fifth pereiopod: i = 3.8–4.5, m = 9.0–10.0, c = 4.5–5.8, p = 9.5–10.0, d = 3.0–3.5.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBBFFE2EEB2891FFEC3FDBD" bold="true" box="[199,345,582,608]" pageId="3" pageNumber="543">Description.</emphasis>
Rostrum broad, overreaching antennal scale, tip directed slightly upwards. Rostral formula 9– 12/3–5 with 2 postorbitals; wide gap between 1 
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and 2 
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post orbital tooth, 1 
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post orbital and rest of the dorsals closely packed; 1 
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ventral is located at half length of rostrum and last one at the level of 9/10 dorsal tooth.
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Carapace smooth, 
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in males, 
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in females; both antennal and hepatic spine present, latter situated below and behind the former (
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).
</paragraph>
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FIGURE 1. 
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.
</emphasis>
sp.nov
</emphasis>
. A. Male (right lateral view); B. Female (right lateral view); C.Carapace (right lateral View); D.1st pereiopod; E.Chela of male; F. 2nd pereiopod of female; G.H.I.1st,2nd,and 3rd Pleopod; J.Telson
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28BCEFAA5FF6C" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" box="[199,1343,151,177]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Abdomen glabrous, pleurae of somites I–III typical, IV and V directed backwards, VI ending in spine.</paragraph>
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Telson broad, stout. conical with a median projection and two pairs of dorsal spines and two pairs of distal spines;1 
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dorsal pair situated at 45–50%, 2 
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pair at 66–70% distance; inner pair of distal spines very long, overreaching tip of telson;3 pairs of plumose setae present between inner pair of spines.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28A7EFB81FE9C" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" box="[199,1051,295,321]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Eyes and cornea well developed, broader than eye stalk, slightly pigmented.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28A12FDB8FE54" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Length of three segments of antennular peduncle, 5.5(proximal): 2(middle): 3(distal); lateral spine of basal segment not reaching middle segment.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28ACAFBE8FE70" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" box="[199,1138,403,429]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Tip of antennal scale round, outer spine subdistal, length 3 times as long as breadth.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28AEEFEC2FE2B" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
Mandible three segmented, middle segment shortest,apical one longest with one apical and one subapical row of setae (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28AA6FB86FDC4" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" box="[199,1052,510,537]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
Maxillula, maxilla,1 
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maxilliped, 2 
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maxilliped typical of 
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<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBCFFE5ED2A8AA6FB82FDC4" authorityName="Bate" authorityYear="1868" box="[863,1048,511,537]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Macrobrachium</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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3 
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maxilliped overreaching antennular peduncle, reaching nearly basal 1/3 
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of carpus of 1 
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pereiopod.(
<figureCitation id="137E2A7FFFBCFFE5EB21897AFF72FDBF" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,250,845,869]" captionTargetBox="[248,1287,236,722]" captionTargetId="figure-28@5.[150,1438,181,820]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mouth parts of Macrobrachium ramae.sp.nov.A.Maxillula; B.Maxilla; C.1st maxilliped; D.2nd maxilliped; E.3rd maxilliped." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690655" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690655/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Fig.2.a,b,c,d,e</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28932FB22FD77" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
1 
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pereiopod slender; chela overreaching antennal scale; ischium slightly shorter than propodus,0.61 to 0.66 times as long as merus,0.50 to 0.57 times as long as carpus; dactylus and palm equal (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB289EAFD93FB87" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
2 
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pereiopods exhibit sexual dimorphism. Male chelipeds equal,0.5 to 0.62 times of total body length; carpus longer than merus, ischum, shorter than propodus, podomere longest; dactylus equal or slightly longer than ischium; fingers distinctly longer than inflated palm with sharp ridge along the cutting edge (
<figureCitation id="137E2A7FFFBCFFE5EAD489A2FB77FCC8" box="[1185,1261,763,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1950,1974]" captionTargetBox="[179,1419,782,1922]" captionTargetId="figure-287@3.[169,1419,774,1923]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Macrobrachium ramae.sp.nov. A. Male (right lateral view); B. Female (right lateral view); C.Carapace (right lateral View); D.1st pereiopod; E.Chela of male; F. 2nd pereiopod of female; G.H.I.1st,2nd,and 3rd Pleopod; J.Telson" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690651" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690651/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Fig.1E</figureCitation>
, 
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Ai,2D). Ratio (in %) of ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus, palm are 18(i):20.9(m):28.8(c):32.3(p):18(d):14.3(palm). Female chelipeds subequal, 0.59 to 0.63 times of body length (
<figureCitation id="137E2A7FFFBCFFE5ED21881AFC3BFC83" box="[852,929,835,862]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1950,1974]" captionTargetBox="[179,1419,782,1922]" captionTargetId="figure-287@3.[169,1419,774,1923]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Macrobrachium ramae.sp.nov. A. Male (right lateral view); B. Female (right lateral view); C.Carapace (right lateral View); D.1st pereiopod; E.Chela of male; F. 2nd pereiopod of female; G.H.I.1st,2nd,and 3rd Pleopod; J.Telson" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690651" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690651/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Fig.1F</figureCitation>
); carpus stout, conical near palm, longer than merus and ischium, shorter than propodus, podomere largest; dactylus equal to merus,0.50 to 0.62 times as long as propodus; palm inflated, equal to or longer than slender fingers,1 minute and 2 blunt denticles at the base of immovable finger and movable finger respectively. Ratio (in %) of ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus, palm are 16.0(i):22.5(m):29.7(c): [32.1(p)]:16.0(d): 15.4(palm). 3 
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to 5 
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pereiopods simple, 5 
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one longest. 1 
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pleopod typical of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EF6188AEFE53FBCC" box="[276,457,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Macrobrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="137E2A7FFFBCFFE5EFAF88AEFDB7FBCF" box="[474,557,1015,1042]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1950,1974]" captionTargetBox="[179,1419,782,1922]" captionTargetId="figure-287@3.[169,1419,774,1923]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Macrobrachium ramae.sp.nov. A. Male (right lateral view); B. Female (right lateral view); C.Carapace (right lateral View); D.1st pereiopod; E.Chela of male; F. 2nd pereiopod of female; G.H.I.1st,2nd,and 3rd Pleopod; J.Telson" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690651" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690651/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Fig.1G</figureCitation>
). 2 
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pleopod in male with appendix masculina bearing 1 short, 2 long stiff distal setae and two lateral rows of 12-14 spinous setae (
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), 2 
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pleopod in female simple.3 
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to 5 
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pleopod simple in both the sexes (
<figureCitation id="137E2A7FFFBCFFE5EFC18F66FE66FB87" box="[436,508,1087,1114]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1950,1974]" captionTargetBox="[179,1419,782,1922]" captionTargetId="figure-287@3.[169,1419,774,1923]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Macrobrachium ramae.sp.nov. A. Male (right lateral view); B. Female (right lateral view); C.Carapace (right lateral View); D.1st pereiopod; E.Chela of male; F. 2nd pereiopod of female; G.H.I.1st,2nd,and 3rd Pleopod; J.Telson" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690651" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690651/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Fig.1I</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28F3BFD48FAD0" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EEB28F3BFEC5FBA1" bold="true" box="[199,351,1122,1148]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Colouration.</emphasis>
Body transluscent; Carapace, rostrum, antennal scale, antennular peduncle, first three abdominal pleurae without pigmentation, ventrolateral margin of 4 
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,5 
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, 6 
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abdominal pleurae and uropod with dark brown pigmentation; 2 
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chelate leg has reddish brown pigmentation in entire carpus,outer margin of palm and fingers, half of merus close to carpus; red pigmentation in antennular flagella and at distal end of propodus; podomere joints of 3 
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,4 
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&amp; 5 
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pereiopods with yellow bands.(
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35F6571FFBCFFE4EEB28E4FFF7FF838" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="545" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEB28E4FFD18FA1C" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1473]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EEB28E4FFED6FAED" bold="true" box="[199,332,1302,1328]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">Discussion.</emphasis>
A comparison of morphological characters (
<tableCitation id="C6C70341FFBCFFE5ED358E4EFC06FAEC" box="[832,924,1303,1329]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="6.[151,239,570,596]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 2.Comparison of Macrobrachium ramae sp. nov. with similar species" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF3A6672FFBEFFE7EEE28963FC44FD89" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" tableUuid="DF3A6672FFBEFFE7EEE28963FC44FD89">Table.2</tableCitation>
) shows that 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EA5E8E4EFB02FAED" box="[1067,1176,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EAEA8E4EFB63FAEC" bold="true" box="[1183,1273,1303,1329]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBCFFE5EAEA8E4EFB63FAEC" box="[1183,1273,1303,1329]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
shares several characters with 
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<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBCFFE5EF3C8E62FE43FA88" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2004" box="[329,473,1339,1365]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gurudeve">M. gurudeve</taxonomicName>
, 
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, 
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</emphasis>
and 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5ED1D8E62FB95FA88" box="[872,1039,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M. saengphani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However the new species can easily be distinguished from these species by the structure of rostrum, telson, appendix masculina and in presence of bigger proximal antennular peduncle segment as compared to middle and distal segments.A key is given below for distinctive identification of the five species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28D4AFEEBF9F0" blockId="4.[151,369,1554,1581]" box="[151,369,1554,1581]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
I 
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EED48D4BFEEBF9F0" bold="true" box="[161,369,1554,1581]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">dentification key:</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<key id="FFD461CBFFBCFFE5EEE28D01FA06F8E7" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyStep id="30B12E5FFFBCFFE5EEE28D01FA06F957" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28D01FA06F9B0" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1436,1624,1646]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28D01FA06F9B0" box="[151,1436,1624,1646]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">1. Carapace shorter than rostrum........................................................................... 2</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28D2CFA06F957" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1436,1653,1675]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28D2CFA06F957" box="[151,1436,1653,1675]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">- Carapace longer than rostrum............................................................................ 3</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30B12E5FFFBCFFE5EEE28DCBFA06F918" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28DCBFA06F97A" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1436,1682,1704]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28DCBFA06F97A" box="[151,1436,1682,1704]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">2. Uropodal exopod with accessory spine; telson slender........................................................ 4</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE88DE9FA06F918" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[157,1436,1712,1734]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE88DE9FA06F918" box="[157,1436,1712,1734]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
- Uropodal exopod without accessory spine;telson broad............................................... 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBCFFE5EB5C8DE9FA06F918" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2004" box="[1321,1436,1712,1733]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gurudeve">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EB5C8DE9FA06F918" box="[1321,1436,1712,1733]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M.gurudeve</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30B12E5FFFBCFFE5EEE28D94FA07F8DD" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28D94FA06F93E" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1436,1741,1763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28D94FA06F93E" box="[151,1436,1741,1763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
3. Uropodal exopod without accessory spine; telson slender.............................................. 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EB5E8D97FA06F93E" box="[1323,1436,1742,1763]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M.jayasreei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28DB2FA07F8DD" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1437,1770,1792]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28DB2FA07F8DD" box="[151,1437,1770,1792]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
- Uropodal exopod with accessory spine; telson broad............................................. 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBCFFE5EA8E8DB2FAC8F8DD" authority="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya, 2021" authorityName="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya" authorityYear="2021" box="[1275,1362,1771,1792]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ramae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EA8E8DB2FAC8F8DD" box="[1275,1362,1771,1792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M.ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBCFFE5EB2D8DB2FA07F8DD" box="[1368,1437,1771,1792]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" rank="species">sp.nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30B12E5FFFBCFFE5EEE28C51FA06F8E7" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28C51FA06F8C0" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1436,1800,1822]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28C51FA06F8C0" box="[151,1436,1800,1822]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
4. Antennal spine with carina,males longer than females............................................ 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBCFFE5EB7D8C51FA06F8C0" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2005" box="[1288,1436,1800,1821]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kunjuramani">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EB7D8C51FA06F8C0" box="[1288,1436,1800,1821]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M.kunjuramani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBCFFE5EEE28C7CFA06F8E7" blockId="4.[151,1437,1624,1851]" box="[151,1436,1829,1851]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
<keyLead id="30B495CFFFBCFFE5EEE28C7CFA06F8E7" box="[151,1436,1829,1851]" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">
- Antennal spine without carina,males smaller than females........................................... 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBCFFE5EB618C7CFA06F8E7" box="[1300,1436,1829,1850]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="saengphani">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBCFFE5EB618C7CFA06F8E7" box="[1300,1436,1829,1850]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="544">M.saengphani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
</key>
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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBDFFE4EEE28814FE91FC54" blockId="5.[151,1436,844,905]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EEE28814FE8EFCB8" bold="true" box="[151,276,845,869]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Mouth parts of 
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EFCF8815FD60FCB8" bold="true" box="[442,762,844,869]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EFCF8815FD2EFCB9" bold="true" box="[442,692,844,868]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EFCF8815FD2BFCB9" authorityName="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya" authorityYear="2021" box="[442,689,844,868]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ramae">Macrobrachium ramae</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
sp.nov
</emphasis>
.A.Maxillula; B.Maxilla; C.1 
<superScript id="7C309BB2FFBDFFE4EA578815FBB6FC87" attach="left" box="[1058,1068,844,858]" fontSize="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">st</superScript>
maxilliped; D.2nd maxilliped; E.3 
<superScript id="7C309BB2FFBDFFE4EBE58814FA06FC86" attach="none" box="[1424,1436,845,859]" fontSize="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">rd</superScript>
maxilliped.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBDFFE4EEB288EEFDBAF9E8" blockId="5.[151,1437,951,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
Different haplotypes of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EFA788E1FDA5FC0C" box="[466,575,952,977]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC3088EEFD04FC0C" bold="true" box="[581,670,951,977]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4EC3088EEFD04FC0C" box="[581,670,951,977]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
generated using both COI and 16S rRNA gene sequences of 
<specimenCount id="9D43FD73FFBDFFE4EB3388EEFA06FC0C" box="[1350,1436,951,977]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" type="male">3 males</specimenCount>
and 
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cluster together in molecular phylogenetic trees, strongly suggests that the specimens belong to same species. Neither 16s rRNA nor COI gene sequences of 
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4ED758F59FB70FBC4" box="[768,1258,1023,1049]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4ED758F59FC0BFBC4" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2004" box="[768,913,1023,1049]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gurudeve">M. gurudeve</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EDE98F59FBB1FBC4" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2004" box="[924,1067,1024,1049]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayasreei">M. jayasreei</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EA408F59FB70FBC4" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2005" box="[1077,1258,1023,1049]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kunjuramani">M. kunjuramani</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
are available in NCBI, except COI gene sequence of 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EC468F7DFD41FBE0" box="[563,731,1059,1085]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="544" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="saengphani">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC468F7DFD41FBE0" box="[563,731,1059,1085]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. Saengphani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which forms a very distant clade from 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EAE08F7DFA98FBE0" authority="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya, 2021" authorityName="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya" authorityYear="2021" box="[1173,1282,1060,1085]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ramae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAE08F7DFA98FBE0" box="[1173,1282,1060,1085]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EB728F7AFAFAFBE0" bold="true" box="[1287,1376,1059,1085]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4EB728F7AFAFAFBE0" box="[1287,1376,1059,1085]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="137E2A7FFFBDFFE4EB1A8F7AFF32FBBC" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,928,952]" captionTargetBox="[225,1373,217,882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@8.[208,1379,181,904]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Phylogenetic relationship of Macrobrachium ramae with different Macrobrachium species using COI gene sequences. MW421978, MW421979, MW421980, MW421981 are the four COI gene sequences generated during current study and MT438420, MT438421, MK792418, MT235929, MT235930, AB250516, AB250543 and MT086577 are the reference sequences retrieved from NCBI." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690662" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690662/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Neighbor-joining tree of COI gene sequences of different 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4ED4F8F1EFC75FBBC" box="[826,1007,1095,1121]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">Macrobrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species shows that, 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAA68F11FAA5FBBC" box="[1235,1343,1096,1121]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EB318F1EFA06FBBC" bold="true" box="[1348,1436,1095,1121]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4EB318F1EFA06FBBC" box="[1348,1436,1095,1121]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
forms cluster with 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EF188F35FE6EFB58" box="[365,500,1131,1157]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC588F35FD1CFB58" box="[557,646,1131,1157]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
remains as separate clade. However, Neighbor-joining tree using 16S rRNA gene sequences shows that 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EC638FC9FD1EFB74" authority="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya, 2021" authorityName="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya" authorityYear="2021" box="[534,644,1168,1193]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ramae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC638FC9FD1EFB74" box="[534,644,1168,1193]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4ECFE8FD6FD7FFB74" bold="true" box="[651,741,1167,1193]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4ECFE8FD6FD7FFB74" box="[651,741,1167,1193]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
forms a cluster with 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EDA08FC9FBB4FB74" box="[981,1070,1167,1193]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
whereas 
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBDFFE4EAEC8FC9FABAFB74" baseAuthorityName="H.Milne Edwards" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[1177,1312,1167,1193]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lamarrei">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAEC8FC9FABAFB74" box="[1177,1312,1167,1193]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
belongs to a separate clade. It is well established that morphologically 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4ED458FEDFC2CFB10" box="[816,950,1203,1229]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4ED9E8FEDFBD9FB10" box="[1003,1091,1203,1229]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
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are very easily distinguishable species and could be identified easily. 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC258F8EFD38FB2C" box="[592,674,1239,1265]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M.rude</emphasis>
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differs hugely from 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EDE48F81FC6CFB2C" box="[913,1014,1240,1265]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M.ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
in having larger males than females measuring upto 
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of total length,2 
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cheliped 1.5 times longer than total body length.Moreover, all the sengments of 2 
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cheliped bear velvety pubescence, hence known as ‘hairy river prawn’. 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAE08E79FA81FAE4" box="[1173,1307,1311,1337]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
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also differs significantly from 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EF1D8E1DFE57FA80" box="[360,461,1348,1373]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M.ramae</emphasis>
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in having longer rostrum with characteristic edentate gap, non-hairy appendix masculina longer than 2 
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pleopodal endopod and absence of subapical spine in uropodal exopod. If the sequences submitted to NCBI for 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EFE88ED5FDBEFA78" box="[413,548,1419,1445]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC298ED5FD2EFA78" box="[604,692,1419,1445]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
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are accurate in terms of species identification, then the sequences generated during the current study using COI and 16S rRNA genes should show similarity with any one of the species for both the gene fragments. This indicates that the samples for 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EDA48E8DFBC3FA30" box="[977,1113,1491,1517]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAE18E8DFB74FA30" box="[1172,1262,1491,1517]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
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were collected and sequences were submitted without proper confirmation of the taxonomic status of those species, making their identification done rather doubtful.
</paragraph>
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The sequences of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EFE28D19FDBAF984" box="[407,544,1599,1625]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. lamarrei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC2E8D19FD2CF984" box="[603,694,1599,1625]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
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retrieved from NCBI were submitted by three different research groups from two different countries. COI gene sequences MT483220 and MT483221, submitted as 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EB618D3DFAB1F9A0" box="[1300,1323,1636,1661]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EB4E8D3AFA06F9A0" box="[1339,1436,1635,1661]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">lamarrei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were collected from Bhairab river, 
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which is a coastal river carrying estuarine water. 16S rRNA sequences 
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and 
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, submitted as 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4ECAD8DF5FCA9F918" box="[728,819,1707,1733]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. rude</emphasis>
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were collected from 
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and 
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states of 
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respectively. These sequences rather indicate the presence of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EDF88D89FC61F934" box="[909,1019,1744,1769]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4EA768D96FBC7F934" box="[1027,1117,1743,1769]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in those locations and often be misidentified as other species of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EC518DAAFD43F8D0" box="[548,729,1779,1805]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">Macrobrachium</emphasis>
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and hence providing a hint of distribution of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAA48DADFAA4F8D0" box="[1233,1342,1780,1805]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EB368DAAFA06F8D0" bold="true" box="[1347,1436,1779,1805]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4EB368DAAFA06F8D0" box="[1347,1436,1779,1805]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
spanning from coast of 
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to entire East coast of 
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.
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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBDFFE4EEB28C62FF7FF838" blockId="5.[151,1437,951,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EEB28C62FECEF888" bold="true" box="[199,340,1851,1877]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">Conclusion.</emphasis>
The results of phylogenetic analysis have clearly pointed out that 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EA2F8C65FB51F888" box="[1114,1227,1852,1877]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">M. ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EAA18C62FAABF888" bold="true" box="[1236,1329,1851,1877]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBDFFE4EAA18C62FAABF888" box="[1236,1329,1851,1877]" pageId="5" pageNumber="545" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is a new species as indicated through detail morphological study conducted during the present study. The results show the importance of both morphological and molecular data for accurate identification of any species and would surely help future taxonomists to figure out species level identification of the genus 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBDFFE4EA7E8CFEFB5AF81C" box="[1035,1216,1959,1985]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="545">Macrobrachium</emphasis>
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in 
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with more clarity.
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7EEE28963FE90FD89" bold="true" box="[151,266,570,596]" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Comparison of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7EFC58963FD3DFD89" box="[432,679,570,596]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Macrobrachium ramae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBEFFE7ECDB8963FC99FD89" box="[686,771,570,596]" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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with similar species
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7EFCA893EFD5DFD5D" box="[447,711,615,640]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Macrobrachium gurudeve</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7ED77893AFC11FD44" box="[770,934,611,665]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Macrobrachium kunjuramanii</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBEFFE7EA4E893AFB09FD6A" authority="Saengphan et al., 2020" authorityName="Saengphan" authorityYear="2020" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="saengphani">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7EA4E893AFB2AFD44" box="[1083,1247,611,665]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Macrobrachium saengphani</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFD44B0BFFBEFFE7EAC389D9FB09FD6A" author="Saengphan, N. &amp; Panijpan, B. &amp; Senapin, S. &amp; Laosinchai, P. &amp; Suksomnit, A. &amp; Phiwsaiya, K." pageId="6" pageNumber="546" pagination="531 - 542" refId="ref7155" refString="Saengphan, N., Panijpan, B., Senapin, S., Laosinchai, P., Suksomnit, A. &amp; Phiwsaiya, K. (2020) Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Macrobrachium saengphani sp. nov. (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Northern Thailand Zootaxa, 4868 (4), 531 - 542. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4868.4.4" type="journal article" year="2020">Saengphan et al., 2020</bibRefCitation>
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<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB01893AF900FD6A" box="[1396,1690,611,695]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBEFFE7EB01893EF912FD43" authority="Jayachandran &amp; Raji, 2004" authorityName="Jayachandran &amp; Raji" authorityYear="2004" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayasreei">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7EB01893EF9E0FD5D" box="[1396,1658,615,640]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Macrobrachium jayasreei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFD44B0BFFBEFFE7EB0189DCF912FD43" author="Jayachandran, K. V. &amp; Raji, A. V." box="[1396,1672,645,670]" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" pagination="1179 - 1192" refId="ref6069" refString="Jayachandran, K. V. &amp; Raji, A. V. (2004) Three new species of Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala State, India. Crustaceana, 77 (10), 1179 - 1192. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 1568540043166100" type="journal article" year="2004">Jayachandran &amp; Raji, 2004</bibRefCitation>
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</th>
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B2893AF872FD6A" box="[1735,2024,611,695]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<taxonomicName id="4C454D79FFBEFFE7E8B2893AF822FDA1" authority="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya, 2021" authorityName="Das &amp; Pahari &amp; Bhattacharya" authorityYear="2021" box="[1735,1976,611,636]" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ramae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBEFFE7E8B2893AF822FDA1" box="[1735,1976,611,636]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Macrobrachium ramae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBEFFE7E9CB893AF969FD44" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED3899FF872FD02" box="[166,2024,710,735]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED3899FFE17FD02" box="[166,397,710,735]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Rostrum</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA899FFD7BFD02" box="[447,737,710,735]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Broad, sub distal to antennal</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED77899FFB80FD02" box="[770,1050,710,735]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Broad, extends as far as</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E899FFAC2FD02" box="[1083,1368,710,735]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Slender, extends beyond</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB01899FF900FD02" box="[1396,1690,710,735]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Slender,subdistal to anten-</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B2899FF872FD02" box="[1735,2024,710,735]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
Broad,over reaching 
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED389B3F872FCDE" box="[166,2024,746,771]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA89B3FD7BFCDE" box="[447,737,746,771]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">antenscale, rostral</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED7789B3FB80FCDE" box="[770,1050,746,771]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">antennal scale, rostral</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E89B3FAC2FCDE" box="[1083,1368,746,771]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">or slightly shorter than end</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB0189B3F900FCDE" box="[1396,1690,746,771]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">nal scale,distal part curved</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B289B3F872FCDE" box="[1735,2024,746,771]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
nal scale, straight, tip 
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38857F872FCFA" box="[166,2024,782,807]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8857FD7BFCFA" box="[447,737,782,807]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">directformula: 7–9/3–5, usually</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778857FB80FCFA" box="[770,1050,782,807]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">formula: 7–9/3–5, usually</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8857FAC2FCFA" box="[1083,1368,782,807]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">of antennal scale, upturned</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018857F900FCFA" box="[1396,1690,782,807]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">upwards,rostral formula</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28857F872FCFA" box="[1735,2024,782,807]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">ed upwards in males,rostral</td>
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</td>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38869F872FC96" box="[166,2024,816,843]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8869FD7BFC96" box="[447,737,816,843]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">8/4, 1st ventral tooth at</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778869FB80FC96" box="[770,1050,816,843]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">8/4, 1st ventral tooth at half</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8869FAC2FC96" box="[1083,1368,816,843]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">distally,rostral formula 6-</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018869F900FC96" box="[1396,1690,816,843]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">7–8/4–5,1st ventral tooth at</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28869F872FC96" box="[1735,2024,816,843]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">formula 9–12/3–5, 1st</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED3880DF872FCB2" box="[166,2024,852,879]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA880DFD7BFCB2" box="[447,737,852,879]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">2/3rd distance of rostrum.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED77880DFB80FCB2" box="[770,1050,852,879]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">distance of rostrum.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E880DFAC2FCB2" box="[1083,1368,852,879]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">8/4-5, 1st ventral tooth 2/5th</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB01880DF900FCB2" box="[1396,1690,852,879]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">half distance of rostrum.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B2880DF872FCB2" box="[1735,2024,852,879]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">ventral tooth at half distance</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38823F872FC4E" box="[166,2024,890,915]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8823FAC2FC4E" box="[1083,1368,890,915]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">distance of rostrum.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28823F872FC4E" box="[1735,2024,890,915]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">of rostrum.</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED388FBF872FC66" box="[166,2024,930,955]" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED388FBFE17FC66" box="[166,397,930,955]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Carapace</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA88FBFD7BFC66" box="[447,737,930,955]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Shorter than rostrum.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED7788FBFB80FC66" box="[770,1050,930,955]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Shorter than rostrum</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E88FBFAC2FC66" box="[1083,1368,930,955]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Shorter than rostrum</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB0188FBF900FC66" box="[1396,1690,930,955]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Longer than rostrum.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B288FBF872FC66" box="[1735,2024,930,955]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Longer than rostrum.</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38893F872FC3E" box="[166,2024,970,995]" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38893FE17FC3E" box="[166,397,970,995]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">length of the segments</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8893FD7BFC3E" box="[447,737,970,995]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">3.5(p):2.0(m):2.75(d)</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778893FB80FC3E" box="[770,1050,970,995]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">3.5(p):2.0(m):2.5(d)</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8893FAC2FC3E" box="[1083,1368,970,995]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Not mentioned</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018893F900FC3E" box="[1396,1690,970,995]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">3.0(p):1.75(m):2.0(d)</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28893F872FC3E" box="[1735,2024,970,995]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">5.5(p):2.0(m):3.0(d)</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED388B7F872FBDA" box="[166,2024,1006,1031]" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED388B7FE17FBDA" box="[166,397,1006,1031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">of antennular peduncle</th>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38F4FF872FBF2" box="[166,2024,1046,1071]" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38F4FFE17FBF2" box="[166,397,1046,1071]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Antennal spine</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8F4FFD7BFBF2" box="[447,737,1046,1071]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">With carina.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778F4FFB80FBF2" box="[770,1050,1046,1071]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">With carina.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8F4FFAC2FBF2" box="[1083,1368,1046,1071]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Without carina</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018F4FF900FBF2" box="[1396,1690,1046,1071]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Without carina.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28F4FF872FBF2" box="[1735,2024,1046,1071]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">With carina.</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38F65F872FB85" box="[166,2024,1084,1112]" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38F65FE17FB85" box="[166,397,1084,1112]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">2nd Cheliped</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8F65FD7BFB85" box="[447,737,1084,1112]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">0.65 times as long as body,</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778F65FB80FB85" box="[770,1050,1084,1112]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">0.40–0.65 times as long as</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8F65FAC2FB85" box="[1083,1368,1084,1112]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">0.50 times as long as of</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018F65F900FB85" box="[1396,1690,1084,1112]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">0.50 times as long as body,</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28F65F872FB85" box="[1735,2024,1084,1112]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">0.52–0.63 times as long as</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38F3AF872FBA1" box="[166,2024,1123,1148]" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8F3AFD7BFBA1" box="[447,737,1123,1148]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">carpus shorter than pro-</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778F3AFB80FBA1" box="[770,1050,1123,1148]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">body, carpus longer than</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8F3AFAC2FBA1" box="[1083,1368,1123,1148]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">body,carpus longer or</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018F3AF900FBA1" box="[1396,1690,1123,1148]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">carpus longer than propodus,</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28F3AF872FBA1" box="[1735,2024,1123,1148]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">body, carpus shorter than</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38FDDF872FB7D" box="[166,2024,1156,1184]" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8FDDFD7BFB7D" box="[447,737,1156,1184]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">podus, fingers 3/4th as long</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778FDDFB80FB7D" box="[770,1050,1156,1184]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">propodus, fingers half as</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8FDDFAC2FB7D" box="[1083,1368,1156,1184]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">as long as chela,fingers</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018FDDF900FB7D" box="[1396,1690,1156,1184]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">fingers half as long as palm.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28FDDF872FB7D" box="[1735,2024,1156,1184]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">propodus, fingers longer</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38FF2F872FB19" box="[166,2024,1195,1220]" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8FF2FD7BFB19" box="[447,737,1195,1220]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">as palm.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778FF2FB80FB19" box="[770,1050,1195,1220]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">long as palm.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8FF2FAC2FB19" box="[1083,1368,1195,1220]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">subequal</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28FF2F872FB19" box="[1735,2024,1195,1220]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">than palm in males.</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38F96F872FB35" box="[166,2024,1231,1256]" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8F96FAC2FB35" box="[1083,1368,1231,1256]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">to palm length</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38FAEF872FACD" box="[166,2024,1271,1296]" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38FAEFE17FACD" box="[166,397,1271,1296]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Appendix masculina</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8FAEFD7BFACD" box="[447,737,1271,1296]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Distal end with 1 long and 4</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778FAEFB80FACD" box="[770,1050,1271,1296]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Distal end with 3 stiff</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8FAEFAC2FACD" box="[1083,1368,1271,1296]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Distal end with numerous</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018FAEF900FACD" box="[1396,1690,1271,1296]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Distal end with 6 stiff setae</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28FAEF872FACD" box="[1735,2024,1271,1296]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Distal end with 1 short</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38E42F872FAE9" box="[166,2024,1307,1332]" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8E42FD7BFAE9" box="[447,737,1307,1332]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">short stiff spinous setae and</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778E42FB80FAE9" box="[770,1050,1307,1332]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">spinous setae and 6 lateral</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8E42FAC2FAE9" box="[1083,1368,1307,1332]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">stiff setae.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018E42F900FAE9" box="[1396,1690,1307,1332]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">and 9 stiff lateral setae.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28E42F872FAE9" box="[1735,2024,1307,1332]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">and 2 long stiff setae and</td>
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<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38E66F872FA85" box="[166,2024,1343,1368]" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8E66FD7BFA85" box="[447,737,1343,1368]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">two rows of 13 and 4 lateral</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778E66FB80FA85" box="[770,1050,1343,1368]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">setae.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28E66F872FA85" box="[1735,2024,1343,1368]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">two rows of 12–14 lateral</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38E3AF872FAA1" box="[166,2024,1379,1404]" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8E3AFD7BFAA1" box="[447,737,1379,1404]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">stiff setae.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28E3AF872FAA1" box="[1735,2024,1379,1404]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">spinous setae.</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38ED2F872FA79" box="[166,2024,1419,1444]" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38ED2FE17FA79" box="[166,397,1419,1444]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Uropodal Exopod</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8ED2FD7BFA79" box="[447,737,1419,1444]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Without accessory spine.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778ED2FB80FA79" box="[770,1050,1419,1444]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">With accessory spine.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8ED2FAC2FA79" box="[1083,1368,1419,1444]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">With accessory spine.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018ED2F900FA79" box="[1396,1690,1419,1444]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Without accessory spine.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28ED2F872FA79" box="[1735,2024,1419,1444]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">With accessory spine.</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38EEAF872FA11" box="[166,2024,1459,1484]" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38EEAFE17FA11" box="[166,397,1459,1484]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Telson</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8EEAFD7BFA11" box="[447,737,1459,1484]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Broad, tip sharp, inner pair</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778EEAFB80FA11" box="[770,1050,1459,1484]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Slender, tip sharp, inner</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8EEAFAC2FA11" box="[1083,1368,1459,1484]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Slender,tip sharp with bulg-</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018EEAF900FA11" box="[1396,1690,1459,1484]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Slender; tip sharp, inner pair</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28EEAF872FA11" box="[1735,2024,1459,1484]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Broad, tip with a median</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38E8EF872FA2D" box="[166,2024,1495,1520]" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8E8EFD7BFA2D" box="[447,737,1495,1520]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">of distal spines very short.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778E8EFB80FA2D" box="[770,1050,1495,1520]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">pair of distal spines longer</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8E8EFAC2FA2D" box="[1083,1368,1495,1520]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">ing mid-section, inner pair</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018E8EF900FA2D" box="[1396,1690,1495,1520]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">of distal spines very long.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28E8EF872FA2D" box="[1735,2024,1495,1520]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">blunt projection, inner pair</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38EA2F872F9C9" box="[166,2024,1531,1556]" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778EA2FB80F9C9" box="[770,1050,1531,1556]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">than outer distal pairs.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8EA2FAC2F9C9" box="[1083,1368,1531,1556]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">of distal spines 2-3 times</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28EA2F872F9C9" box="[1735,2024,1531,1556]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
of distal spines long 
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38D46F872F9E5" box="[166,2024,1567,1592]" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="546" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8D46FAC2F9E5" box="[1083,1368,1567,1592]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">extendlonger than telson tip.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28D46F872F9E5" box="[1735,2024,1567,1592]" gridcol="5" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">ing beyond telson tip.</td>
</tr>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357534B8FFBE001EEED38D11F872F9BC" box="[166,2024,1608,1633]" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">
<th id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEED38D11FE17F9BC" box="[166,397,1608,1633]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Relative length of sex.</th>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEFCA8D11FD7BF9BC" box="[447,737,1608,1633]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Males smaller than females.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EED778D11FB80F9BC" box="[770,1050,1608,1633]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Males larger than females.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEA4E8D11FAC2F9BC" box="[1083,1368,1608,1633]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Males smaller than females.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EEB018D11F900F9BC" box="[1396,1690,1608,1633]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Males smaller than females.</td>
<td id="76A45DC4FFBE001EE8B28D11F872F9BC" box="[1735,2024,1608,1633]" gridcol="5" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="546">Males smaller than females.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFBFFFE6EEE28C35FEA8F82C" blockId="7.[151,1437,1900,2033]" pageId="7" pageNumber="547">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBFFFE6EEE28C35FDF4F858" bold="true" box="[151,622,1900,1925]" pageId="7" pageNumber="547">
FIGURE 3. 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFBFFFE6EF6B8C35FD89F859" bold="true" box="[286,531,1900,1924]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="547">Macrobrachium ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2025793FFBFFFE6EC698C34FDF4F858" box="[540,622,1901,1925]" pageId="7" pageNumber="547" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
A.Tip of 2nd pereiopod of male,A.i.Sharp ridge; B.2 
<superScript id="7C309BB2FFBFFFE6EAD18C35FB29F8A7" attach="left" box="[1188,1203,1900,1914]" fontSize="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="547">nd</superScript>
pleopod,B.i.Appendix masculina, B.ii.Endopod; C.Tip of Appendix masculina,C i, iii. Long apical setae,C ii.Short apical setae; D.Chela of male 2nd pereiopod,D.i.Cutting edge without teeth; E.Colour of live; F.Mandibular palp,F.i.Apical segment,F.ii.Middle segment,F.iii. Basal segment.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF3A6672FFB0FFE9EEE288F9FE7AFBF8" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690662" ID-Zenodo-Dep="4690662" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690662/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="548" startId="8.[151,250,928,952]" targetBox="[225,1373,217,882]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFB0FFE9EEE288F9FE7AFBF8" blockId="8.[151,1437,928,1061]" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB0FFE9EEE288F9FE8FFC64" bold="true" box="[151,277,928,953]" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Phylogenetic relationship of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB0FFE9EC3C88F8FCACFC65" box="[585,822,929,953]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">Macrobrachium ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with different 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB0FFE9EDA188F8FBE2FC64" box="[980,1144,929,953]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">Macrobrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species using COI gene sequences. 
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, 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EC73889CFD19FC00" box="[518,643,965,989]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MW421980" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MW421980</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9ECFB889CFC92FC00" box="[654,776,965,989]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MW421981" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MW421981</accessionNumber>
are the four COI gene sequences generated during current study and 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EF3288B0FE21FBDC" box="[327,443,1001,1025]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MT438421" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MT438421</accessionNumber>
, 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EC3888B0FD5BFBDC" box="[589,705,1001,1025]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MT235929" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MT235929</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9ECBB88B0FCD9FBDC" box="[718,835,1001,1025]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MT235930" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MT235930</accessionNumber>
, 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EDB988B0FBA1FBDC" box="[972,1083,1001,1025]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/AB250543" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">AB250543</accessionNumber>
and 
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are the reference sequences retrieved from NCBI.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF3A6672FFB0FFE9EEE28C33FC1FF833" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690666" ID-Zenodo-Dep="4690666" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4690666/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="548" startId="8.[151,250,1898,1922]" targetBox="[246,1346,1114,1861]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFB0FFE9EEE28C33FC1FF833" blockId="8.[151,1436,1898,2030]" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB0FFE9EEE28C33FE89F85F" bold="true" box="[151,275,1898,1922]" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Phylogenetic relationship of 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB0FFE9EC358C33FCB1F85F" box="[576,811,1898,1922]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">Macrobrachium ramae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with different 
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<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB0FFE9EDB68C33FBFDF85F" box="[963,1127,1898,1922]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">Macrobrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species using 16S rRNA gene sequences. 
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, 
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, 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9ECE98CD7FC80F87B" box="[668,794,1934,1958]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MW414679" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MW414679</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9ED578CD7FC07F87B" box="[802,925,1934,1958]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MW414680" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MW414680</accessionNumber>
are the five 16S rRNA sequences generated during current study and 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EFB28CEBFDA4F817" box="[455,574,1970,1994]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MG283139" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">MG283139</accessionNumber>
, 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9ECB08CEBFCA2F817" box="[709,824,1970,1994]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/DQ194944" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">DQ194944</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9ED378CEBFC2BF817" box="[834,945,1970,1994]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/KP081673" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">KP081673</accessionNumber>
, 
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, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EA468CEBFB3EF817" box="[1075,1188,1970,1994]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/AY730051" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">AY730051</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EAD98CEBFA84F817" box="[1196,1310,1970,1994]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/AB250421" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">AB250421</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EB528CEBFA02F817" box="[1319,1432,1970,1994]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/AB250422" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">AB250422</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EEE28C8FFE92F833" box="[151,264,2006,2030]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/EU493149" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">EU493149</accessionNumber>
, 
<accessionNumber id="9416AB19FFB0FFE9EF678C8FFE1DF833" box="[274,391,2006,2030]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/KM455124" pageId="8" pageNumber="548">KM455124</accessionNumber>
are the reference sequences retrieved from NCBI.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C35F6571FFB1FFE8EEB28BCEFAF7FF08" pageId="9" pageNumber="549" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BFA36FAFFB1FFE8EEB28BCEFAF7FF08" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,213]" pageId="9" pageNumber="549">
<emphasis id="B931EAE8FFB1FFE8EEB28BCEFED4FF6C" bold="true" box="[199,334,151,177]" pageId="9" pageNumber="549">Etymology.</emphasis>
This new species is named in loving memory of the grandmother of the corresponding author (MD), late Rama Sengupta, who was a constant inspiration to her.The species name is a noun in the genitive singular.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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