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First Record of a Menippid Crab Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) from Hukitola, Odisha Coast, India


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1 Centre of Excellence in Environment and Public Health, Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
2 Formerly in Crustacea Section, Zoological Survey of India, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700 016, India
 

A menippid crab Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) was obtained in the macrobenthic collections from Hukitola, a mangrove-associated Bay located south of Bhitarkanika, Odisha, on the east coast of India. Although the crab was reported from the coastal waters adjoining Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, documentation of the species from Odisha remained elusive until the current study. Therefore, species diagnosis with suitable illustrations and ecological details are provided.

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Bhitarkanika, Brachyura, Macrobenthos, Mangroves, Odisha, Stone Crab.
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  • First Record of a Menippid Crab Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) from Hukitola, Odisha Coast, India

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Authors

S Prusty
Centre of Excellence in Environment and Public Health, Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
R Behera
Centre of Excellence in Environment and Public Health, Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
A Mishra
Centre of Excellence in Environment and Public Health, Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
P Priyadarshini
Centre of Excellence in Environment and Public Health, Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
M K Dev Roy
Formerly in Crustacea Section, Zoological Survey of India, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700 016, India
D Raut
Centre of Excellence in Environment and Public Health, Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India

Abstract


A menippid crab Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) was obtained in the macrobenthic collections from Hukitola, a mangrove-associated Bay located south of Bhitarkanika, Odisha, on the east coast of India. Although the crab was reported from the coastal waters adjoining Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, documentation of the species from Odisha remained elusive until the current study. Therefore, species diagnosis with suitable illustrations and ecological details are provided.

Keywords


Bhitarkanika, Brachyura, Macrobenthos, Mangroves, Odisha, Stone Crab.

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