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Dentoxanthus iranicus Stephensen, 1946 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Galenidae): a new record from Gujarat, India, with systematic notes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Peter K.L. Ng ,
Jignesh N. Trivedi  and
Kauresh D. Vachhrajani
Peter K.L. Ng*
Affiliation:
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377 Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Jignesh N. Trivedi
Affiliation:
Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Kauresh D. Vachhrajani
Affiliation:
Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P.K.L. Ng, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377 Singapore, Republic of Singapore email: peterng@nus.edu.sg
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Abstract

The rare pilumnoid crab, Dentoxanthus iranicus Stephensen, 1946 (Galenidae), is recorded from Gujarat state in India for the first time. Originally described from a small female (Gulf of Oman), and subsequently reported twice from Pakistan on the basis of two males and a female, the species is not well known and has never been described to modern standards. On the basis of the present male specimen from India, as well as a previously unreported male specimen from Pakistan, the species is redescribed and its systematics discussed.

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CrustaceaPilumnoideaGalenidaeDentoxanthus iranicusnew recordredescriptionsystematics

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e132
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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