Scientific Name: Atergatis integerrimus (Lamarck, 1818)
English Name: Red egg crab
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1903SM-I-04
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Xanthidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace has a small projection at the epibranchial angle.. The carapace, chelipeds and legs have smooth or punctate surfaces. The carapace is less broad, about 1.6 times broader than long. The third maxilliped has a transverse tuft of setae near the anterior margin of the merus . The color of the crab is nut-brown with yellow punctuations
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef-associated)
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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