Scientific Name: Prismatopus aculeatus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1903SM-10
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Euryplacidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is pear shaped and convex on the dorsal surface. It has small hooked setae. The gastric region has two acute spines, the cardiac region has a single acute spine, and the intestinal region has also two acute spines.The chelipeds are slender, smooth, and not very long. The dorsal surface of the carapace is blackish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarban area, Bangladesh.
Environment:
Marine (benthic)
References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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