Checklist of brachyuran mangrove crabs of Kerala, India

Autor: Kurian Mathew Abraham, Apreshgi Kolothuthara Prakasan
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12:17153-17160
ISSN: 0974-7907
0974-7893
DOI: 10.11609/jott.4429.12.15.17153-17160
Popis: Checklist of Brachyuran mangrove crabs from Kerala, west coast of India has been listed in this paper with re-validation of nomenclature since many of the crab species has been re-named so far and no report has been made from Kerala mangroves. A total of 18 truly mangrove crabs were identified from different mangroves associated with estuaries along western coastline of Kerala state. Among which 4 crab genera were re-named and re-validated and all species were photo-documented during the present study. The paper enlists the taxonomic account of the true mangrove crabs known so far from Kerala mangrove ecosystems
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