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Scientific Name: Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896
English Name: Spiny Box Crab
Local/Bangla Name: Kata kakra (কাঁটা কাঁকড়া), Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Tin-Yam Chan (Crab Database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Calappidae
Description:
The front of the carapace is bilobed. There are five short, broad teeth on the clypeiform expansions (the shield-like extensions at the front of the carapace). The pterygostomian region has scanty hairs. The arm has a four-lobed crest (a ridge or projection) and the palm has a serrated crest (a ridge with saw-toothed edges). The crab is bright grey in fresh preserved condition.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island, fairly common in the Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine
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
