First record of a freshwater crab, Maydelliathelphusa masoniana (Henderson, 1893) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from West Bengal, India
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چکیده
The genus Maydelliathelphusa Bott, 1969 includes five species, M. masoniana (Henderson, 1893), edentula (Alcock, 1909), falcidigitis 1910), harpax and lugubris (Wood-Mason, 1871), is endemic to India. Out of the only 1871) was reported from West Bengal previously. Present study reports second Bengal, India for first time.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Threatened Taxa
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0974-7907', '0974-7893']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7465.13.13.20084-20089