Podophthalamus vigil (Fabricius, 1798)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117284 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97142464-FFBB-FFF5-FCDC-FF1D0295410C |
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Felipe |
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Podophthalamus vigil (Fabricius, 1798) |
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36. Podophthalamus vigil (Fabricius, 1798) *
(Plate 1, Figure 11)
1798. Portunus vigil Fabricius, Ent. Syst. Suppl. : 363.
2001. Podophthalmus vigil : Dev Roy and Bhadra, Zool.
Surv. India Estuarine Ecosystem Series 4: Fauna of
Godavari Estuar: 44.
Material examined: 6exs., Digha Mohana,16.iv.14, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg.no.A-4301&4348); 3exs.,Shankarpur, 20.v.2014,Coll: O.P.S. (Reg.no.A-4316, A-4318, A-4353).
Diagnosis: Carapace broad with granular surface; regions well defined. Front very narrow, T-shaped. Palm of chelipeds having three spines; both outer and inner surfaces of palm sharply ridged.Second to fourth pair of legs granular.
Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh (Nellore, Prakasarn, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam), Cochin, Odisha (Gopalpur coast), Tamil Nadu (Ennore estuary, Gulf of Mannar, Pulicat Lake) and West Bengal (Digha, Shankarpur). Elsewhere: Australia, Hawaii, Japan Madagascar, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore and Taiwan.
Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.
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