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Scientific Name: Parapagurus nudus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1891)
English Name: Deep-water Hermit Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Hermit Crab (হার্মিট ক্র্যাব)
Photo: Dave Cowles, May 1995
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Parapaguridae
Description:
The lateral parts of the carapace are less calcified. The carapace is decorated with two rows of pits. The eyestalks are long and have transverse ciliated lines on the dorsal surface. They reach the base of the last joint of the antennular peduncle. The chelipeds are slender and their fingers open horizontally. The joints are covered with squama-like ciliated markings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, St. Martin’s 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
IUCN conservation status:
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