Parthenope longimanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117284 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97142464-FFBE-FFF1-FCC5-F8CD05D24128 |
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Felipe |
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Parthenope longimanus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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19. Parthenope longimanus (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL *
(Plate 1, Figure 8)
1758. Cancer longimanus Linnaeus , Mus . Ludovici Ulrici:
441.
1895. Lambrus longimanus Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 64 (2): 260.
2001. Parthenope (Parthenope) longimanus : Dev Roy and Bhadra, Zool. Surv. India Estuarine Ecosystem Series 4: Fauna of Godavari Estuary: 39.
2005. Parthenope longimanus : Dev Roy and Bhadra S, Zool. Surv. India, State Fauna Series 5: Fauna of Andhra Pradesh (Pt 5): 412.
Material examined: 4exs. Digha Mohana, 05.iii.2015, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg. no. A-4370, 4349); 2exs., Shankarpur,
20.v.2014, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg. no. A-4320 & A-4391).
Diagnosis: Carapace pentagonal, its surface rough with fine granules and tubercles of different size. Rostrum short and tri-lobed. Chelipeds long, more massive to ambulatory legs.
Distribution: India: Andaman Islands, Andhra Pradesh (West Godavari), Odisha (Gopalpur coast), Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Digha, Shankarpur). Elsewhere: Australia, Ambon, Gulf of Celebes, Japan, Java, Mauritius, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.
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