Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
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Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) |
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50. Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) View in CoL
1772. Cancer ceratophthalmus Pallas, Spicilegia Zool. , 9:
83, pl. 5, Figure 7.
1900. Ocypoda ceratophthalma Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc.
Bengal, 69 (2): 345.
2001 Ocypode ceratophthalma : Dev Roy and Bhadra,
Zool. Surv. India Estuarine Ecosystem Series 4: Fauna of Godavari Estuary: 50.
Material examined: 3exs, Digha Mohana, 03.vii.2015, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg. no. A-4298).
Diagnosis: Carapace squarish, with fine granules; regions not demarcated. Front narrow and deflexed with rounded edge. Antero-lateral border projected little outwards. Chelipeds unequal, inner arm with a strong spine; palm compressed. Leg joints long and stout. In both the sexes, abdomen consisting of seven separate segments, sixth segment longer than broad in male.
Distribution: India: Andaman Islands (North, Middle and South Andamans), Andhra Pradesh (West Godavari, Visakhapatnam), Gujarat, Karnataka (Karwar, Sirur), Lakshwadweep, Maharashtra ( Mumbai), Nicobars, Odisha (Chandipur, Chilka Lake, talsari), Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar, Pulicat Lake) and West Bengal (Digha Mohana). Elsewhere: Australia,East coast of Africa, China, Indonesia, Hawaii, Japan, Malay Peninsula, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Sandwich Island, Singapore, Tahiti and Sri Lanka.
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