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Scientific Name: Clibanarius longitarsus (De Haan, 1849 [in De Haan, 1833-1850])
English Name: Blue-stripped Hermit Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Blue-stripped Hermit Crab. - Kakra (কাঁকড়া) - Clibanarius longitarsus - Type: Crab

Photo: Lawrence Hylton (GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is available in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
References:

Hossain MAR, Naser MN, Khan MGQ, Fatema MK, Rouf MA, Sultana S, Noman M (2015) First record of blue-striped hermit crab, Clibanarius longitarsus (Decapoda, Crustacea) from Sundarban mangrove forest, Banglaesh. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology 43(1): 131-135

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh. Volume 6: Crustaceans. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xvi+256 pp.

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