Albunea thurstoni - A New Record of Anomuran Crab from West Bengal

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Authors

  • M. K. Dev Roy
     Zoological Survey of India, Crustacea Section, Kolkata - 700016 ,IN
  • S. Mitra
     Zoological Survey of India, Crustacea Section, Kolkata - 700016 ,IN

Abstract

Albunids are relatively small crab-like anomurans, resembling the closely related Hippidae. They are generally found in shallow coastal waters but sometimes in depth as down as 225 meters. The family contains 48 species in 9 genera (Boyko&McLaughlin, 2010) world-wide, of which, only two species namely, Albunea symmysta and A. thurstoni are recorded from India. A perusal of literature reveals that not only the species but also the family Albunidae is reported herein for the first time from this state (Dev Roy, 2010).

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Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2010

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