On Indian species of Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1950 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae)
Vinay P. Padate, Krupal Patel, Chandrashekher U. Rivonker, Jigneshkumar Trivedi
Abstract
Four species of sesarmid crabs of the genus Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1950, have been reported from India: Nanosesarma andersoni (De Man, 1888), Nanosesarma batavicum (Moreira, 1903), Nanosesarma jousseaumei (Nobili, 1906), and Nanosesarma minutum (De Man, 1887). In the present study, one more species, Nanosesarma sarii Naderloo and Türkay, 2009 is reported for the first time from India along with the diagnosis and illustrations of the five Indian Nanosesarma species.
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BiologyDecapodaZoologyGenusCrustaceanCrustacean biology and ecologyFish Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine and fisheries research