Platypodia semigranosa
(Heller,
1861) (Crab)
Organism information awaits expert curation
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Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
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Description
Regions of carapace sparsely studded with tubercles. Each of the anterolateral lobes is toothed.
This species closely resembles Platypodia cristata. It differs chiefly in having the pearly granules not only less sharply sculptured and less closely studded, but quite absent from a part of the post-cardiac region, from the supra-orbital border and from the outer surface of the walking legs.
Regions of carapace sparsely studded with tubercles. Each of the anterolateral lobes is toothed.
This species closely resembles Platypodia cristata. It differs chiefly in having the pearly granules not only less sharply sculptured and less closely studded, but quite absent from a part of the post-cardiac region, from the supra-orbital border and from the outer surface of the walking legs.
Synonym (s)
• Atergatis semigranosus Heller, 1861
• Atergatis semigranosa Heller, 1861
• Atergatis semigranosus Heller, 1861
• Atergatis semigranosa Heller, 1861
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Reef Associated
Habitat: Reef Associated
Biogeography
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands INDIA
• Lakshadweep INDIA
• Red Sea
• INDIA
• MALDIVES
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• Tamil Nadu INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands INDIA
• Lakshadweep INDIA
• Red Sea
• INDIA
• MALDIVES
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• Tamil Nadu INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Jeyabaskaran, R; Wafar, S and Wafar, M (2002) CD on Brachyuran Crabs of West Coast, India Available at - http://www.nio.org/Biology/brachyuran/index.html
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Roy, MKD and Nandi, NC (2005) Brachyuran diversity of coral reef ecosystems in India Proceedings of the National Seminar on Reef Ecosystem Remediation SDMRI Special Research Publication No.9 220-231 Available at - http://www.sdmri.org/reports/proceedings%202005%20-%20sdmri.pdf
- Deb, M and Rao, GC (1993) A check-list of the brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda)of Bay islands Journal Of The Andaman Science Association Andaman Science association, Port Blair 8(1-2) 25-34 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Roy, MKD and Nandi NC (2007) Brachyuran diversity in coastal ecosystems of Tamil Nadu Journal of Environment and Sociobiology Social Environmental and Biological Association, Kolkata, India 4(2) 169-192 Available at - NIO,Goa
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