Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites (Wood-Mason, 1877)

Gokul, A., 2017, Taxonomy and ecology of brachyuran crabs in Sunderbans, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (2), pp. 131-139 : 134

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118011

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Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites (Wood-Mason, 1877)
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1877. Goniosoma hoplites Wood-Mason, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., ser.

4, 19: 422.

1899. Goniosoma (Goniosoma) hoplites, Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc.

Bengal, 68 (2): 66.

2005. Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites, Dev Roy and Bhadra ,

Zool. Surv. India. Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna Series, 5: (Part

5): 436.

Materials: Total 40 examples; KN 1561, Coll. A. Gokul,

15.3.10, Bali Is, 02 exs; KN 1577, Coll. A. Gokul, 14.3.10, Satjalia, 18 exs; KN 1578, Coll. A. Gokul, 16.3.10, Jhilla, 13 exs ;

KN 1580, Coll. A. Gokul, 13.3.10, Dobanki, 02 exs; KN 1582, Coll. A. Gokul, 18.3.10, Dayapur, 05 exs.

Characters: Carapace thick, pubescent; epibranchial area swollen. Last antero-lateral spine largest. Anterior border of arm of chelipeds adorned with two large spine and a spinule, posterior border with a single spine; palm six costate, costae with squamiform sculpturings. Sixth segment of male abdomen truncate triangular.

Distribution: Indian Ocean. India: West coast – Karnataka, Gujarat. East coast – Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Indus Delta, Akyab, Hong Kong.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Portunidae

Genus

Charybdis

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