Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117284 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13184081 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97142464-FFB8-FFF6-FCC5-FCDD02BF434C |
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Felipe |
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Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) |
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41. Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) View in CoL *
1831. Myomenippe hardwickii Gray, Zool. Miscell., London : 39-41.
1898. Menippe (Myomenippe) granulose Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 67 (2): 179.
1957. Myomenippe hardwicki Chhapgar, J. Bombay nat. Hisr. Soc., 54 (2): 432.
1998. Menippe hardwicki : Deb, Zool. Surv. India, State Fauna Series 3: Fauna of West Bengal, Part 10: 373.
Materialexamined: 1ex.,DighaMohana, 03.i.2015,Coll: O.P.S. (Reg. no. A-4390).
Diagnosis: Carapace broad, regions well defined, covered with large vesiculous granules. Front broad and bilobed. Antero-lateral spines four. Chelipeds unequal, Carapace and chelipede’s legs are red in colour.
Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari, Guntur, Visakhapatnam), Gujarat (Port Okha), Maharashtra ( Mumbai), Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Sandheads, Sundarbans, Digha). Elsewhere: Akyab, Bangladesh, East coast of Africa, Indonesia, Mergui Archipelago and Singapore.
Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.
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