Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

First record of two goneplacid crabs off Devi estuary, Odisha coast, India
(Crustacea: Decapoda: Goneplacidae)

Volume 58 Issue 1

Biswaprajna Mohanty, Dipti Raut, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Akkur V. Raman Lipika Patnaik, Aswini Nayak, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout and Bhagyashree Dash

10.6024/jmbai.2016.58.1.1909-12

Abstract

Two species of goneplacid crabs, Carcinoplax longimana and C. longipes, are recorded for the first time from Odisha coast off Devi estuary, northeast coast of India. This finding is indicative of a range extension in the  distribution of the species northwards along the east coast. Considering the lack of information on brachyuran crabs from Odisha, this communication is an attempt in contributing to a database on this ecologically significant group of benthos.

Keywords

brachyuran crabs; Carcinoplax longimana; Carcinoplax longipes; Devi estuary

Date : 30-06-2016