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Scientific Name: Grapsus albolineatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812
English Name: Mottled Sally Lightfoot Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Ondřej Radosta (Crab Database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Grapsidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is rounded, with a straight, unbroken front margin. The anterolateral margins are rounded and each has a single tooth. The lateral regions (sides) have numerous oblique striae . The fingertips are strongly spoon-shaped. The carapace is colored green and white with transverse markings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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:
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