Rediscovery of rare porcellanid crab Pseudoporcellanella manoliensis Sankarankutty, 1961, from Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India

Rajkumar, M and Saravanan, Raju and Maheswarudu, G (2018) Rediscovery of rare porcellanid crab Pseudoporcellanella manoliensis Sankarankutty, 1961, from Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), 47 (11). pp. 2182-2185.

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Abstract

Routine field survey in the Palk Bay landings yielded a single ovigerous specimen of Pseudoporcellanella manoliensis after a gap of nearly 55 years in Indian coastal waters. Rediscovery of this species in ovigerous condition from the Palk Bay reassures that the population still exist in these ecosystems since its description by Sankarankutty in 1961.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Pseudoporcellanella manoliensis; Palk Bay; Porcelain crab; Rarity
Subjects: Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2018 05:47
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2018 05:54
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/13239

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