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Scientific Name: Cryptopodia angulata H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1841
English Name: Buckler crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Baklar Kakra (বাকলার কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Mayur Fulmali (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Parthenopidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is 1.7 times wider than it is long, and has a pentagonal shape. The rostrum is prominent and 1.2 times wider than it is long. It is triangular in shape, with gently convex lateral margins that diverge proximally and are crenulated. The chelipeds are granular and robust. The ambulatory leg are slender and smooth, with the first pair being the longest.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast coast of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 336 pp
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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