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An Inventory of Decapod Crustaceans from India


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An inventory of decapod crustacea has been presented in this communication based on author's observations as well as from published literature. A total of 1655 decapods belonging to 567 genera and 115 families recorded so far from India is communicated herein. Maximum species diversity has been observed in Brachyura (931 species), followed by Caridea (323 species) and Anomura 190 species. New families and genera described from India are also included along with monotypic genera. List of doubtful species, unavailable names and nomen nudum are also presented.

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Inventory, Decapod Crustaceans, India, New Discoveries, Monotypic Genera.
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M. K. Dev Roy
Crustacea Section, Zoological Survey of India, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700016, India

Abstract


An inventory of decapod crustacea has been presented in this communication based on author's observations as well as from published literature. A total of 1655 decapods belonging to 567 genera and 115 families recorded so far from India is communicated herein. Maximum species diversity has been observed in Brachyura (931 species), followed by Caridea (323 species) and Anomura 190 species. New families and genera described from India are also included along with monotypic genera. List of doubtful species, unavailable names and nomen nudum are also presented.

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Inventory, Decapod Crustaceans, India, New Discoveries, Monotypic Genera.