Title of article :
Diversity and distribution of porcelain crabs of Gujarat, India
Author/Authors :
I, Beleem Department of Life Sciences - Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University , P, Poriya Department of Marine Science - Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University , B, Gohil Department of Life Sciences - Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Abstract :
Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, India. Ancylocheles gravelei (Sankolli, 1963), Pisidia dehaanii (Krauss, 1843), P. gordoni (Johnson, 1970) and Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 are reported from the Gujarat coast for the first time. Twelve porcellanid species are known from the Gujarat coast, including four species reported in this paper.
Keywords :
Crustacea , Anomura , Porcellanidae , distribution , Gujarat
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
