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Scientific Name: Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata (Fabricius, 1798)
English Name: Swimming Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Chitrito Shantaru Kankra (চিত্রিত সাঁতারু কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Ondřej Radost (Crab Database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is covered in short, fine hairs, and the chelipeds are covered in large granules and/or scale-like markings. The antennal flagellum is not enclosed in the orbital hiatus. The median and submedian frontal teeth are prominent, and the median frontal tooth is triangular. The posterior border of the cephalothorax is curved. There are six antero-lateral teeth. There are distinct cardiac and mesobranchial ridges on the carapace. The male first gonopod has a lip membrane that is distinctly lobed and separated from the tip.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island, Moheshkhali and Sonadia Islands
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
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