Notes on Neorhynchoplax alcocki (Kemp 1917) and Neorhynchoplax demeloi (Kemp 1917) from the Kochi Backwater, India (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae)

  • Dwi Listyo Rahayu
  • , P. R. Jayachandran*
  • , M. Jima
  • , S. Bijoy Nandan
  • , N. Regina Hershey
  • , M. P. Prabhakaran
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

As a part of regular benthic monitoring program in the fragmented brackish-water habitats of Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, several specimens of Neorhynchoplax alcocki (Kemp 1917) and Neorhynchoplax demeloi (Kemp 1917) were collected. Description and illustration of male G1 and color shortly after preservation, habitat and its ecological environment are presented for the first time. Key to the Indian species of Neorhynchoplax is provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-84
Number of pages6
JournalThalassas
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Cochin backwater
  • Hymenosomatoidea
  • India
  • Neorhynchoplax alcocki
  • Neorhynchoplax demeloi
  • Taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science

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