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Scientific Name: Dotilla myctiroides (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)
English Name: Sand Bubbler Crab, Ghost Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Soinic Kakra (সৈনিক কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1811SD-04
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Dotillidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is square-shaped, and the chelipeds are at least three times the length of the carapace. Tympana (auditory organs) are present on all segments of the sternum. The fourth abdominal segment of the male is fringed with bristles. The crab is pinkish in color, with white chelipeds.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Chokoria, Maheshkhali, Kutubdia, Sonadia 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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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