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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Volume 47 Issue 1

Redesignation of the porcellanid crab Pisidia brasiliensis (Rodrigues da Costa, 1968) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Porcellanidae)

C. Sankarankutty and A. C. Ferreira
Abstract

The porcellanid crab, Pisidia brasiliensis (Rodrigues da Costa), reported from the Brazilian coast as a new species and attributed to Haig by Rodrigues da Costa (1968), is now transferred to the genus Porcellana Lamarck and a detailed description is provided for the first time.

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Date : 30-06-2005