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,
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,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE82A01BAFE58FE12" box="[326,396,443,467]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A, B</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE88401BAFDF8FE13" box="[488,556,443,467]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">9A, B</figureCitation>
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. Carapace dorsal surface strongly convex (
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,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEAC7031FFC3FFCF6" box="[939,1003,798,822]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">2E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEA96031FFB97FCF6" box="[1018,1091,798,822]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EED3F031CFBA3FCF6" box="[1107,1143,797,822]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1961,1983]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,779,1928]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,779,1928]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype female (45.0 × 34.0 mm) (ZRC 2017.158). A, overall habitus; B, thoracic sternumand pleon; C, thoracic sternum and vulvae." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098708/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">5A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEDEB031CFB78FCF6" box="[1159,1196,797,822]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">6A</figureCitation>
); cristate margins of median tooth of posterior margin of epistome fused distally, forming distinct bilobed tip in anterior view, more prominent in males (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8E80365FE09FCBD" box="[388,477,868,893]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8870364FDDBFCBD" box="[491,527,869,893]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB710364FDB0FCBD" box="[541,612,869,893]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">8A, B</figureCitation>
); frontal margin straight in dorsal view; epibranchial tooth small, above lateral edge of postorbital crista, level with supraorbital margin (
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEAB80389FBC5FC60" box="[980,1041,904,928]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">2E, F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EED700389FBB5FC60" box="[1052,1121,904,928]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEDF00389FB16FC61" box="[1180,1218,904,929]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">6A</figureCitation>
); postorbital region moderately narrow, concave (
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB3A03ADFD48FC03" box="[598,668,940,964]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
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); postorbital cristae entire, sharp, gently sinuous (
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); branchial region highly inflated (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB2103CEFD67FC27" box="[589,691,975,1000]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 1A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEBAD03CEFCDCFC27" box="[705,776,975,999]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
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); frontal median triangle as broad as frontal margin, dorsal margin not fused with lateral margins (
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEA1E03F2FC4CFBCB" box="[882,920,1011,1035]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
). Suture between anterior thoracic sternites 2 and 3 visible as a deep, narrow groove barely reaching lateral margins; suture between sternites 3 and 4 distinct as a moderately broad, deep groove reaching lateral borders as barely discernible depression (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEDDF0438FACDFB92" box="[1203,1305,1081,1106]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEC44043BFA98FB92" box="[1320,1356,1082,1106]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7B</figureCitation>
). Male pleon broadly triangular, somite 6 narrowly trapezoidal, slightly wider than long with concave lateral margins (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEC03045CFF08FB59" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 3D, E</figureCitation>
). G1 terminal segment ca. 0.3 × length of subterminal segment, sharply bent outwards at angle of about 45° (along longitudinal axis), conical, tapering gradually to truncate tip, proximal part of outer margin of subterminal segment with prominent deep concavity (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB0604C6FD1FFB20" box="[618,715,1223,1248]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEBB404C9FCCAFB20" box="[728,798,1224,1248]" captionStart="FIGURE4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1394,1416]" captionTargetBox="[179,1413,205,1364]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1372]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE4. Oziotelphusaravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 ×33.5 mm)(ZRC 2017.158).A, leftG1(ventralview); B,left G1 (dorsalview); C, terminal segment of leftG1 (ventralview); D, terminal segment of left G1(dorsalview); E, left G2.Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098706/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">4A–E</figureCitation>
). G2 ca. 1.2 times length of G1, distal segment ca. 0.5 × length of basal segment (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8C304EAFDF1FAC3" box="[431,549,1259,1284]" captionStart="FIGURE4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1394,1416]" captionTargetBox="[179,1413,205,1364]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1372]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE4. Oziotelphusaravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 ×33.5 mm)(ZRC 2017.158).A, leftG1(ventralview); B,left G1 (dorsalview); C, terminal segment of leftG1 (ventralview); D, terminal segment of left G1(dorsalview); E, left G2.Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098706/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 4F, G</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF90756EE9AB050FFE65FAE7" bold="true" box="[199,433,1294,1319]" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Description of male</emphasis>
. Carapace broader than long; dorsal surface strongly convex (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EED05050FFB18FAE7" box="[1129,1228,1294,1319]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEDB5050EFAC2FAE6" box="[1241,1302,1295,1319]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">2E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEC4E050EFAB3FAE6" box="[1314,1383,1295,1319]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEC1F050FFA4CFAE7" box="[1395,1432,1294,1319]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">6A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE9FB0533FF68FA8A" box="[151,188,1330,1354]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
; frontal margin straight in dorsal view, frontal median triangle as broad as frontal margin, dorsal margin not fused with lateral margins (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8BE0554FDE3FAAE" box="[466,567,1365,1390]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB290557FD50FAAD" box="[581,644,1366,1390]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">2E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEBFE0557FD03FAAE" box="[658,727,1366,1390]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A–C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB890554FCDDFAAE" box="[741,777,1365,1390]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">6A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEA7B0557FCE9FAAE" box="[791,829,1366,1390]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
); suborbital regions rugose, glabrous; pterygostomial region smooth, glabrous (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8D40579FDDBFA51" box="[440,527,1400,1425]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB700578FD96FA51" box="[540,578,1401,1425]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
); epigastric cristae distinct, slightly anterior of postorbital cristae; epigastric groove Y-shaped (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE81E059DFE06FA75" box="[370,466,1436,1461]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
); cervical groove deep, narrow; H-shaped groove distinct; external orbital tooth prominent, broadly triangular, tip almost in line with frontal margin, clearly demarcated from epibranchial teeth by a V-shaped notch, outer margin concave, inner margin gently curved, joins supraorbital margin; epibranchial tooth distinct, small, blunt, above lateral edge of postorbital crista, level with supraorbital margin; anterolateral margin strongly convex, smooth (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8D1062BFDF5F982" box="[445,545,1578,1603]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB42062BFDB8F982" box="[558,620,1578,1602]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">2E, F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB14062BFD6AF982" box="[632,702,1578,1602]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEBA7062BFD25F983" box="[715,753,1578,1603]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">6A</figureCitation>
). Subhepatic region rugose (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EED58062BFB58F982" box="[1076,1164,1578,1603]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEDF5062BFB6BF982" box="[1177,1215,1578,1602]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
). Postorbital region moderately narrow, concave; postorbital cristae entire, sharp, gently sinuous; anterior part of branchial regions distinctly inflated (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8020670FE1CF949" box="[366,456,1649,1674]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 7B</figureCitation>
). Posterolateral margin gently concave, joins straight posterior carapace margin (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEC080670FF6FF96D" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE9A50694FEDCF96C" box="[201,264,1685,1709]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">2E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8780694FE88F96C" box="[276,348,1685,1709]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">3A, B</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8050695FE5BF96D" box="[361,399,1684,1709]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">6A</figureCitation>
); orbits relatively rounded, infra- and supraorbital margins with short setae; eyes filling up most of orbital space; eye stalk moderately long, stout; cornea moderately large, pigmented (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EED9C06B6FA8CF910" box="[1264,1368,1719,1744]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEC0606B9FA5BF910" box="[1386,1423,1720,1744]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
). Supraorbital margin gently concave at edges (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEBF506DAFD2FF934" box="[665,763,1755,1780]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEA6406DDFCF9F934" box="[776,813,1756,1780]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
). Suborbital margin concave, complete, lined with very low, rounded granules (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8CF06FFFDD2F8D7" box="[419,518,1790,1815]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB7806FEFDEEF8D7" box="[532,570,1791,1815]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
). Antennae long, reaching cornea of eyes; antennules long folded in narrow fossae (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE9800723FE9AF8FB" box="[236,334,1826,1851]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EE8360722FE54F8FB" box="[346,384,1827,1851]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
). Posterior margin of epistome with median tooth, lateral cristate margins of tooth fused at tip to form distinct bilobed structure with distinct median notch when viewed frontally, bifurcation extending towards posterior surface of tooth as 2 cristae (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB280768FD71F842" box="[580,677,1897,1922]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Figs. 3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEBDE076BFD03F842" box="[690,727,1898,1922]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">7A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEB8E076BFCF3F842" box="[738,807,1898,1922]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">8A, B</figureCitation>
).
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Third maxillipeds covering most of buccal cavity when closed; ischium subrectangular, surface pitted, with distinct submedian oblique groove; merus subovate; exopod relatively slender, reaching lower third of merus, with distinct long flagellum reaching almost entire width of merus (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF90756EEA3807D2FC7DF82C" box="[852,937,2003,2028]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="226">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF93756DE9FB055BFED9FAAF" bold="true" box="[151,269,1370,1392]" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
. Colour in life,
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, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158). A, dorsal view; B, frontal view [Photograph: P.Y.C. Ng]
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Chelipeds asymmetrical (
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,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEB2505B6FD7FFA0E" box="[585,683,1463,1487]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">3A, H, I</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEBD605B7FD0BFA0F" box="[698,735,1462,1487]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">6A</figureCitation>
); dorsal, ventral and lateral margins of merus lined with low granules, appears weakly serrated. Outer surface of carpus rugose; inner distal angle with prominent sharp tooth (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DE9F305FFFED1F9D7" box="[159,261,1534,1559]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Figs. 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DE87805FEFEECF9D7" box="[276,312,1535,1559]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">3A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DE82A05FFFEB8F9D7" box="[326,364,1534,1559]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">6A</figureCitation>
). Major chela stouter than minor chela (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEA5105FFFC59F9D7" box="[829,909,1534,1559]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">
Fig.
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); cutting edges of both fingers with variously sized teeth, median tooth largest; fingers of minor chela similar to that of major chela but palm more slender, other teeth on cutting edges relatively smaller (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEB090647FD6BF99F" box="[613,703,1606,1631]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF93756DE9AB066BFD94F92F" blockId="2.[151,1437,1462,1919]" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">
Ambulatory legs slender; second pair longest, last pair shortest (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEAFA066BFC2EF943" box="[918,1018,1642,1667]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Figs. 3A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DED6A066BFBF8F943" box="[1030,1068,1642,1667]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">6A</figureCitation>
). Outer surface of merus slightly rugose, dorsal margin weakly serrated to entire without obvious subdistal spine; outer surface of carpus with submedian cristae on first to third legs, that on fourth leg almost smooth; lateral margins of dactylus with short, sharp chitinous spines (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DE8F206D7FDD5F92F" box="[414,513,1750,1775]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Figs. 3A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEB6106D7FDE7F92F" box="[525,563,1750,1775]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">6A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF93756DE9AB06FAFBAEF8BF" blockId="2.[151,1437,1462,1919]" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">
Suture between thoracic sternites 2 and 3 distinct, barely reaching lateral margins; suture between thoracic sternites 3 and 4 deep, lateral parts very shallow, barely discernible (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEAF5071FFBCAF8F7" box="[921,1054,1822,1847]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Figs. 3D, G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DED45071EFB99F8F7" box="[1065,1101,1823,1847]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">7B</figureCitation>
). Sutures between sternites 4/ 5, 5/6, 6/7 medially interrupted; suture between sternites 7/8 complete (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DEAD10743FBCCF89B" box="[957,1048,1858,1883]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
). Pleonal locking mechanism with prominent but low, anteriorly directed tubercle on submedian part of sternite 5 (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF93756DED7F0767FBB9F8BF" box="[1043,1133,1894,1919]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="227">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF92756CE9FB05F1FC54F984" blockId="3.[151,1435,1520,1604]" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF92756CE9FB05F1FED9F9C5" bold="true" box="[151,269,1520,1542]" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF92756CEAF405F1FB99F9C6" box="[920,1101,1520,1542]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF92756CED3705F0FB0CF9C6" bold="true" box="[1115,1240,1520,1542]" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF92756CE9AB0671FEB5F8D9" blockId="3.[151,1437,1648,2033]" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">
Sternopleonal cavity deep, reaching imaginary line connecting submedian part of coxae of chelipeds (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CEC580671FA43F949" box="[1332,1431,1648,1673]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">Figs. 3D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CE9FB0694FF68F96D" box="[151,188,1685,1709]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">7A</figureCitation>
). Pleon broadly T-shaped; somites 1, 2 broadly rectangular, reaching to bases of coxae of last ambulatory legs; somites 3–5 trapezoidal, lateral margins of somites 3–5 strongly convex, convex and gently concave, respectively; somite 6 narrowly trapezoidal, proximal part of outer margin wider than distal margin, lateral margins concave (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CE9F30701FEF6F8D8" box="[159,290,1792,1817]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">Figs. 3D, E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CE8420700FE80F8D9" box="[302,340,1793,1817]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">7A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF92756CE9AB0724FDE6F831" blockId="3.[151,1437,1648,2033]" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">
G1 with terminal and subterminal segments clearly demarcated by distinct membranous suture; terminal segment ca. 0.3 times length of subterminal segment, sharply bent outwards at angle of about 45° (along longitudinal axis), conical, tapering gradually to truncate tip, distal surface with numerous very small squamiform spines; subterminal segment moderately stout, broad basally, gently tapering distally, proximal part of outer margin with prominent deep concavity (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CEB6607B5FDB8F80D" box="[522,620,1972,1997]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">Figs. 3G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CEB1607B4FD14F80D" box="[634,704,1973,1997]" captionStart="FIGURE4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1394,1416]" captionTargetBox="[179,1413,205,1364]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1372]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE4. Oziotelphusaravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 ×33.5 mm)(ZRC 2017.158).A, leftG1(ventralview); B,left G1 (dorsalview); C, terminal segment of leftG1 (ventralview); D, terminal segment of left G1(dorsalview); E, left G2.Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098706/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">4A–E</figureCitation>
). G2 ca. 1.2 × length of G1, with long distal segment, ca. 0.5 × length of basal segment (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF92756CE8C307D9FDF1F831" box="[431,549,2008,2033]" captionStart="FIGURE4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1394,1416]" captionTargetBox="[179,1413,205,1364]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1372]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE4. Oziotelphusaravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 ×33.5 mm)(ZRC 2017.158).A, leftG1(ventralview); B,left G1 (dorsalview); C, terminal segment of leftG1 (ventralview); D, terminal segment of left G1(dorsalview); E, left G2.Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098706/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="228">Fig. 4F, G</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF95756BE9FB067BFBB6F90D" blockId="4.[151,1436,1658,1741]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF95756BE9FB067BFEDBF94F" bold="true" box="[151,271,1658,1680]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF95756BE872067BFE02F950" box="[286,470,1658,1680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF95756BE889067BFDB1F950" bold="true" box="[485,613,1658,1680]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">new species</emphasis>
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, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped; G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF95756BE9AB06F5FB2FF895" blockId="4.[151,1437,1780,1985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF95756BE9AB06F5FEFDF8CD" bold="true" box="[199,297,1780,1805]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">Females</emphasis>
. The largest
<typeStatus id="54DC8876FF95756BE8D106F4FDCAF8CD" box="[445,542,1781,1805]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
female specimen (54.3 ×
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, DABFUK) resembles the
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in most non-sexual characters. Its pleon is ovate, covering all the surfaces of the thoracic sternites (
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). The vulvae on somite 6 are moderately large, ovate and positioned near the posterior margin of sternite 5 (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF95756BEDFA073DFB3BF895" box="[1174,1263,1852,1877]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1961,1983]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,779,1928]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,779,1928]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype female (45.0 × 34.0 mm) (ZRC 2017.158). A, overall habitus; B, thoracic sternumand pleon; C, thoracic sternum and vulvae." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098708/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF95756BE9AB0761FB66F801" blockId="4.[151,1437,1780,1985]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF95756BE9AB0761FEEBF8B9" bold="true" box="[199,319,1888,1913]" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">Variation.</emphasis>
The form of the median tooth on the posterior margin of the epistome varies slightly between sexes. In males, the cristate lateral margins fused at the tip to form a distinct bilobed structure with a clear median notch when viewed frontally (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF95756BE8CE07A9FE28F801" box="[418,508,1960,1985]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="229">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
), but in female specimens, the notch is relatively less distinct.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF94756AE9FB0573FDC2FA05" blockId="5.[151,1436,1394,1477]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE9FB0573FED8FA47" bold="true" box="[151,268,1394,1416]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">FIGURE 4</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE8740573FE18FA48" box="[280,460,1394,1416]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE8B40573FD80FA48" bold="true" box="[472,596,1394,1416]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158). A, left G1(ventral view); B, left G1 (dorsal view); C, terminal segment of left G1 (ventral view); D, terminal segment of left G1 (dorsal view); E, left G2. Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF94756AE9AB05F0FED6F95A" blockId="5.[151,1436,1521,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE9AB05F0FEB9F9CA" bold="true" box="[199,365,1521,1546]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Colour in life</emphasis>
. In males, the dorsal carapace surface is brown with distinct patches of pale orange on the various regions; chelipeds and ambulatory legs light brown with ventral surfaces yellowish-white to white (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF94756AEC260614FA5FF9EE" box="[1354,1419,1557,1582]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1370,1392]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[264,1323,193,1349]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colour in life, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158).A, dorsal view; B,frontal view [Photograph:P.Y.C.Ng]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098700/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Females generally have a similar colour and pattern (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF94756AEA650638FC51F992" box="[777,901,1593,1618]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Fig. 2C, E</figureCitation>
) although in one specimen (49.6 ×
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, DABFUK) the orange patches are almost undiscernible with the carapace appearing a more uniform pale brown (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37D655FFF94756AE9AB06A4FE7CF922" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF94756AE9AB06A4FE7CF922" blockId="5.[151,1436,1521,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE9AB06A4FE8DF97E" bold="true" box="[199,345,1701,1726]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Distribution</emphasis>
. The species is known only from
<typeStatus id="54DC8876FF94756AEB8D06A6FCC5F97F" box="[737,785,1703,1727]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">type</typeStatus>
locality Keeriparai, near Nagercoil, in
<collectingRegion id="49A3F836FF94756AEDBF06A4FA8DF97E" box="[1235,1369,1701,1726]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
state, southern
<collectingCountry id="F3707644FF94756AE99206C8FEECF922" box="[254,312,1737,1762]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">India</collectingCountry>
(Fig. 10).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37D655FFF94756AE9AB06ECFA45F8EA" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF94756AE9AB06ECFA45F8EA" blockId="5.[151,1436,1521,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE9AB06ECFE92F8C6" bold="true" box="[199,326,1773,1798]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Etymology</emphasis>
. The species is named after our colleague R. Ravineesh who told us about the rice field crabs in his home village and arranged for family members to help collect material. The name is used as a noun in apposition.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37D655FFF947569E9AB0734FD95FD0C" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="231" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF947569E9AB0734FC62FE6C" blockId="5.[151,1436,1521,2015]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,151,717]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="231" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE9AB0734FEEFF88E" bold="true" box="[199,315,1845,1870]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF94756AE82B0737FDC1F88E" authority="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng, 2017" authorityName="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2017" box="[327,533,1846,1870]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ravi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE82B0737FDC1F88E" box="[327,533,1846,1870]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22057BDFF94756AEB450734FD6CF88E" box="[553,696,1845,1870]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AEB450734FD6CF88E" bold="true" box="[553,696,1845,1870]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, most closely resembles
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AEA850737FB8DF88E" box="[1001,1113,1846,1870]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">O. kerala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AEDF70737FADFF88E" box="[1179,1291,1846,1870]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">O. biloba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in carapace morphology but can easily be distinguished by its male pleonal and G1 characters. The G1 terminal segment of
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF94756AECED075BFF10F856" authority="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng, 2017" authorityName="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2017" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ravi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AECED075BFF10F856" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22057BDFF94756AE9BF077CFE89F856" box="[211,349,1917,1942]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AE9BF077CFE89F856" bold="true" box="[211,349,1917,1942]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, is relatively stout, cylindrical, gently tapered distally and is distinctly bent laterally outwards at an angle of about 45° along the longitudinal axis, like in
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF94756AEA6007A3FCA2F87A" authorityName="Bahir &amp; Yeo" authorityYear="2005" box="[780,886,1954,1978]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kerala">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AEA6007A3FCA2F87A" box="[780,886,1954,1978]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">O. kerala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF94756AEAE807A0FC0DF87A" box="[900,985,1953,1978]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Fig. 9F</figureCitation>
). In
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF94756AED6607A3FBA7F87A" authorityName="Bahir &amp; Yeo" authorityYear="2005" box="[1034,1139,1954,1978]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kerala">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF94756AED6607A3FBA7F87A" box="[1034,1139,1954,1978]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">O. kerala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, however, the G1 terminal segment is relatively longer (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF94756AE88807C4FDEFF81E" box="[484,571,1989,2014]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="230">Fig. 9F</figureCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF94756AEB2507C4FCCBF81E" author="Bahir" box="[585,799,1989,2014]" pageId="5" pageNumber="230" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 39B–D); and the G1 subterminal segment is broad with the proximal part of the outer margin gently concave (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569EA550096FC5BFF70" box="[825,911,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Fig. 9F</figureCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF977569EAF10096FBA5FF70" author="Bahir" box="[925,1137,151,176]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 39 B, C), while in
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF977569ECED0099FF10FF14" authority="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng, 2017" authorityName="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2017" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ravi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ECED0099FF10FF14" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22057BDFF977569E9BD00BDFE8FFF15" box="[209,347,188,213]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E9BD00BDFE8FFF15" bold="true" box="[209,347,188,213]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, the terminal segment is relatively shorter and the subterminal segment is proportionately broader and the proximal part of the outer margin is deeply concave (
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,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569EABE00E1FC22FF38" box="[978,1014,224,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">9B</figureCitation>
). In addition, the male pleonal somite 6 of
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF977569E9A70105FEE0FEDC" authorityName="Bahir &amp; Yeo" authorityYear="2005" box="[203,308,260,284]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kerala">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E9A70105FEE0FEDC" box="[203,308,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. kerala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also proportionately longitudinally more slender than that of
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF977569ED6E0105FB86FEDC" authority="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng, 2017" authorityName="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2017" box="[1026,1106,260,284]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ravi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ED6E0105FB86FEDC" box="[1026,1106,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ED0C0105FB3EFEDD" bold="true" box="[1120,1258,260,285]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569ED950105FA99FEDC" box="[1273,1357,260,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Fig. 9E</figureCitation>
versus
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569E9FB0126FF23FE80" box="[151,247,295,320]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Figs. 3E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569E86F0129FEFDFE80" box="[259,297,296,320]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">9A</figureCitation>
). The form of the median tooth of the posterior epistomal margin is superficially similar in these two species but in
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF977569E858014DFE49FEA4" authorityName="Bahir &amp; Yeo" authorityYear="2005" box="[308,413,332,356]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kerala">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E858014DFE49FEA4" box="[308,413,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. kerala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the cristate lateral margins fuse seamlessly at the tip, not forming an bifurcated structure in frontal view, although the inner surface of the tooth does bifurcate (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569EAFB016EFBDAFE48" box="[919,1038,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Fig. 8E, F</figureCitation>
). In
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF977569ED2E0171FB5FFE47" authority="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng, 2017" authorityName="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2017" box="[1090,1163,368,391]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ravi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ED2E0171FB5FFE47" box="[1090,1163,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EDF7016EFAF2FE48" bold="true" box="[1179,1318,367,392]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, the tip of the median tooth is distinctly bilobed even in frontal view (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569EA420195FC7CFE6C" box="[814,936,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Fig. 8A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF977569E9AB01B6FD95FD0C" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,717]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">
The structure of the median tooth of the posterior epistomal margin in
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EA8E01B9FB98FE10" box="[994,1100,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. biloba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EDEF01B9FB07FE0F" box="[1155,1235,440,463]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22057BDFF977569ED8D01B6FABFFE10" box="[1249,1387,439,464]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ED8D01B6FABFFE10" bold="true" box="[1249,1387,439,464]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, are similar (
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), but the male pleonal somite 6 of
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EB9F01DDFC89FE34" box="[755,861,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. biloba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is proportionately very slender longitudinally, with the lateral margins prominently concave (
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) whereas in
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EA330201FC65FDD7" box="[863,945,512,535]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EAAD01FEFB99FDD8" bold="true" box="[961,1101,511,536]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, it is proportionately broader with less concave margins (
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). The G1 structures of
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EA5C0225FC4FFDFC" box="[816,923,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. biloba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569EABF0225FBF7FDFC" box="[979,1059,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22057BDFF977569ED5E0225FB68FDFD" box="[1074,1212,548,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ED5E0225FB68FDFD" bold="true" box="[1074,1212,548,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, are quite different, even though both possess a prominent concavity on the proximal part of the outer margin (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569EDA90246FA9CFDA0" box="[1221,1352,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Fig. 9B, D</figureCitation>
). In
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569ECED0249FF0BFD44" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. biloba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the G1 terminal segment is more sharply tapering and is prominently bent outwards at almost 90° (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF977569EC52026DFA4CFD44" box="[1342,1432,620,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Fig. 9D</figureCitation>
;
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: fig. 30 C–H) (G1 terminal segment stouter and bent at only about 45° along the longitudinal axis in
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E98402B5FEE3FD0C" box="[232,311,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E82902B5FE1BFD0D" bold="true" box="[325,463,692,717]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
;
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF977569E9FB07A8FD2EF81E" blockId="6.[151,1435,1961,2014]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E9FB07A8FEC5F87F" bold="true" box="[151,273,1961,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">FIGURE 5</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E84E07A8FE0FF87F" box="[290,475,1961,1983]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF977569E88007ABFDB9F87F" bold="true" box="[492,621,1961,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="231">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype female (45.0 × 34.0 mm) (ZRC 2017.158). A, overall habitus; B, thoracic sternum and pleon; C, thoracic sternum and vulvae.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF967568E9FB0792FDDFF826" blockId="7.[151,1436,1939,2022]" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF967568E9FB0792FEC4F868" bold="true" box="[151,272,1939,1961]" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">FIGURE 6</emphasis>
. Overall habitus. A,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF967568E89C0792FD7CF869" box="[496,680,1939,1961]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF967568EBDB0792FCE3F869" bold="true" box="[695,823,1939,1961]" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF967568ECEF0795FF0CF807" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">O. biloba</emphasis>
Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005
</taxonomicName>
, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF967568EAB507B3FC26F807" box="[985,1010,1970,1991]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">O.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF967568EA9407B0FBEDF807" box="[1016,1081,1969,1991]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="232">kerala</emphasis>
Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005
</taxonomicName>
, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF997567E9FB0598FF0FF9CB" blockId="8.[151,1436,1433,1547]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567E9FB0598FED9FA6E" bold="true" box="[151,269,1433,1455]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">FIGURE 7</emphasis>
. A, B,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567E83A0598FDD8FA6F" box="[342,524,1433,1455]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EB740598FD41FA6F" bold="true" box="[536,661,1433,1455]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D,
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF997567ED8F059BFED4FA0D" authority="Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005" authorityName="Bahir &amp; Yeo" authorityYear="2005" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="biloba">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567ED8F059BFB28FA6F" box="[1251,1276,1434,1455]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">O.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EC6E0598FA97FA6F" box="[1282,1347,1433,1455]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">biloba</emphasis>
Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005
</taxonomicName>
, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EA3805B9FC60FA0D" box="[852,948,1463,1485]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">O. kerala</emphasis>
Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005
</taxonomicName>
, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C37D655FFF997566E9AB0633FB80FE48" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="234" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" type="reference_group">
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<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF997567E9AB0633FDBAF98B" ID-CoL="6TGXT" authority="(Herbst, 1799)" authorityName="Herbst" authorityYear="1799" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1799" box="[199,622,1586,1611]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantia">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567E9AB0633FE17F98A" box="[199,451,1586,1610]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Oziotelphusa aurantia</emphasis>
(Herbst, 1799)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EBC90632FCF1F98A" box="[677,805,1586,1610]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">O. bouvieri</emphasis>
(Rathbun, 1904)
</taxonomicName>
are the other species found in the state of
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and superficially resemble
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EB1D0656FD14F9AE" box="[625,704,1623,1646]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EBA30657FC8DF9AF" bold="true" box="[719,857,1622,1647]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">new species</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, in general carapace features; and both occur in the southeastern part of the state (
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).
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EBA0067BFC1CF952" box="[716,968,1658,1682]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Oziotelphusa aurantia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can easily be separated from
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EC79067AFA89F952" box="[1301,1373,1659,1682]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">O ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EC00067BFF3EF977" bold="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">new species</emphasis>
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, in having the tip of the median triangle of the posterior epistomal margin not bilobed (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF997567EDA8069FFF31F91B" author="Bahir" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 9B</bibRefCitation>
) (versus tip distinctly bilobed;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567EB2906C3FD4AF91B" box="[581,670,1730,1755]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
); the male pleonal somite 6 is more trapezoidal in shape with barely concave lateral margins (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF997567E8D606E7FD2EF93F" author="Bahir" box="[442,762,1766,1791]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 9A</bibRefCitation>
) (versus male pleonal somite 6 narrowly trapezoidal with lateral margins concave;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567E8DB070BFDCEF8E3" box="[439,538,1802,1827]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Figs. 3E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567EB44070AFD98F8E3" box="[552,588,1803,1827]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">7B</figureCitation>
); and the G1 subterminal segment is proportionately much stouter with a smaller concavity on the proximal part of the outer margin with the terminal segment less distinctly bent (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF997567EC53072FFE09F8AB" author="Bahir" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 9C–E, 10A, B</bibRefCitation>
) (versus G1 subterminal segment more slender, the proximal part of the outer margin has a prominent deep concavity and the terminal segment is strongly bent 45° along the longitudinal axis;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567EC090777FF0FF873" captionStart="FIGURE4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1394,1416]" captionTargetBox="[179,1413,205,1364]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1372]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE4. Oziotelphusaravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 ×33.5 mm)(ZRC 2017.158).A, leftG1(ventralview); B,left G1 (dorsalview); C, terminal segment of leftG1 (ventralview); D, terminal segment of left G1(dorsalview); E, left G2.Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098706/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Figs. 4A–E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567E985079AFED9F873" box="[233,269,1947,1971]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">9B</figureCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF997567E848079BFDCAF872" ID-CoL="4BNB2" baseAuthorityName="Rathbun" baseAuthorityYear="1904" box="[292,542,1946,1970]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bouvieri">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567E848079BFDCAF872" box="[292,542,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Oziotelphusa bouvieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is easily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EA03079AFC15F872" box="[879,961,1947,1970]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">O. ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF997567EABF079BFB8BF873" bold="true" box="[979,1119,1946,1971]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">new species</emphasis>
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, in having the epibranchial tooth more prominent and sharper (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF997567EB4907BFFCB7F817" author="Bahir" box="[549,867,1982,2007]" pageId="8" pageNumber="233" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 17A</bibRefCitation>
) (versus epibranchial tooth low;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567EDB407BFFA89F816" box="[1240,1373,1982,2007]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">Figs. 3A, B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF997567EC0507BFFA5BF817" box="[1385,1423,1982,2007]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1939,1961]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,265,1855]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Overall habitus. A, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); B, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); C, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098710/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="233">6A</figureCitation>
); the tip of the median triangle of the posterior epistomal margin is not bilobed (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF987566ED6F0096FAEFFF70" author="Bahir" box="[1027,1339,151,176]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 17B</bibRefCitation>
) (versus tip distinctly bilobed;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566E8E200BDFE3CFF14" box="[398,488,188,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1737,1759]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,721,1681]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 8. Median lobe of posterior margin of epistome. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, median lobe (frontal view); B, D, F, median lobe (subfrontal view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098714/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
); the male pleonal somite 6 is proportionately broader (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF987566ED3400BDFA40FF14" author="Bahir" box="[1112,1428,188,213]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 17C</bibRefCitation>
) (versus male pleonal somite 6 narrowly trapezoidal with lateral margins concave;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566ED0800DEFB1DFF38" box="[1124,1225,223,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1658,1680]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,193,1636]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, holotype male (41.5 × 30.4 mm) (ZSI). A, overall habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson; E, pleon; F, left third maxilliped;G, sternopleonal cavity showing G1 in situ; H, right minor chela; I, left major chela." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098704/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Figs. 3E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566EDB600E1FB29FF38" box="[1242,1277,224,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1433,1455]" captionTargetBox="[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[153,1438,233,1389]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244). A, C, E, frontal view of cephalothorax; B, D, F, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4–6 and telson." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098712/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">7B</figureCitation>
); and the G1 subterminal proportionately stouter, the proximal part of the outer margin is sinuous without a deep concavity and the terminal segment is relatively shorter and less distinctly bent (
<bibRefCitation id="EFF64B25FF987566EAF10126FAD8FE80" author="Bahir" box="[925,1292,295,320]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234" refString="Bahir, M. M. &amp; Yeo, D. C. J. (2005) A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Muller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with descripton of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12 (Supplement), 77 - 120." type="journal article" year="2005">Bahir &amp; Yeo 2005: fig. 16A–E</bibRefCitation>
) (versus G1 subterminal segment more slender, the proximal part of the outer margin has a prominent deep concavity, and the terminal segment is strongly bent at 45° along the longitudinal axis;
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566EAF9016EFBCCFE48" box="[917,1048,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1394,1416]" captionTargetBox="[179,1413,205,1364]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1372]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE4. Oziotelphusaravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 ×33.5 mm)(ZRC 2017.158).A, leftG1(ventralview); B,left G1 (dorsalview); C, terminal segment of leftG1 (ventralview); D, terminal segment of left G1(dorsalview); E, left G2.Scales = A, B, F = 1.0 mm; C–E, G, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098706/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Figs. 4A–E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566ED4F0171FB93FE48" box="[1059,1095,368,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1635,1657]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,195,1613]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 9. A, B, Oziotelphusa ravi, new species, paratype male (45.4 × 33.5 mm) (ZRC 2017.158); C, D, O. biloba Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (41.8 × 29.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0246); E, F, O. kerala Bahir &amp; Yeo, 2005, holotype male (38.3 × 27.8 mm) (ZRC 2003.0244).A, C, E, pleon; B, D, F, left G1 (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098716/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">9B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37D655FFF987566E9AB0195FE45FD45" pageId="9" pageNumber="234" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF987566E9AB0195FDDDFDFC" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,645]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF987566E9AB0195FEF0FE6D" bold="true" box="[199,292,404,429]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Ecology</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D57FF987566E85E0195FE2EFE6C" authority="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng, 2017" authorityName="Raj &amp; Kumar &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2017" box="[306,506,404,428]" class="Malacostraca" family="Gecarcinucidae" genus="Oziotelphusa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="9" pageNumber="234" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ravi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF987566E85E0195FE2EFE6C" box="[306,506,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Oziotelphusa ravi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B913EAC6FF987566EB640195FD47FE6D" bold="true" box="[520,659,404,429]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">new species</emphasis>
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, lives in ditches and drainage channels in banana plantations, as well as ponds and rice fields in
<collectingRegion id="49A3F836FF987566E8BE01B6FD89FE10" box="[466,605,439,464]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
; where the water is slow flowing or stationary (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566EDE701B6FB3CFE10" box="[1163,1256,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
). The crabs dig relatively deep burrows just above the water level (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566EBB901DDFCF9FE34" box="[725,813,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
), coming out at night to forage on the vegetation in and around the water (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566E80E01FEFE6FFDD8" box="[354,443,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
). Many of the adult females collected in the period of study were carrying juvenile crabs underneath their pleon (
<figureCitation id="135C2A51FF987566E8CE0225FE29FDFC" box="[418,509,548,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1520,1542]" captionTargetBox="[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[176,1420,181,1513]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. A, river bank next to banana plantation showing holes dug by Oziotelphusa ravi, new species; B, burrow of crab next to flooded rice field; C, D, female carrying young crabs under pleon (specimen not collected); E, paratype female (54.3 × 42.8 mm) (DABFUK); F, paratype female (49.6 × 35.7 mm) (DABFUK)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1098702/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">Fig. 2D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D4FF987566E9AB0246FE45FD45" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,645]" pageId="9" pageNumber="234">The species faces no immediate threats to its survival as its closely associated with rice fields and other manmade aquatic habitats.</paragraph>
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