Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

On distributional range extension of two species of brachyuran crabs  Parasesarma persicum and Austruca iranica in Indian waters

Volume 59 Issue 2

Jigneshkumar Trivedi and Kauresh Vachhrajani

10.6024/jmbai.2017.59.2.1940-10

Abstract

The study records the presence of two brachyuran species viz. Parasesarma persicum Naderloo and Schubart, 2010 and Austruca iranica (Pretzmann, 1971) belonging to families Sesarmidae and Ocypodidae respectively, for the first time from Indian waters. Both species were previously recorded from Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and adjacent area. In the present study a detailed morphological description of the species is given.

Keywords

Brachyuran crabs, mangroves, sesarmidae, ocypodidae, Gujarat Introduction

Date : 30-12-2017