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Scientific Name: Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830
English Name: Mangrove Swimming Crab, Crenate Swimming Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Thalamita Kakra (থালামিটা কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Ling-Kuang Tseng (Crab Database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The carapace is smooth with low but distinct ridges. The front of the carapace has six equal-sized, rounded lobes. The overall color of the carapace is dark to olive green.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coasts of Cox’s Bazar, Maheshkhali, Kutubdia, Sonadia, St. Martin’s Islands
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
Main References:
Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (Eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
