Thalamita prymna (Herbst, 1803)

Srivastava, O. P., 2017, Marine and estuarine crabs of Digha coast, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 49-72 : 61

31. Thalamita prymna (Herbst, 1803) *

1803. Cancer prymna Herbst, Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der krabben und krebse, nebst einersystematischen

Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten, 41, pl.57,

Figure 2.

1834. Thalamita prymna H.Milne Edwards, Histoire naturelle des Crustaces comprenant Iánatomie,

laphysiologie et la classification de ces animaux,

paris, 461. 1976 Thalamita prymna Sakai , The crabs of Japan and adajacent Seas Kodansha Ltd, Tokyo, 372, pl.131,

Figure 1 . 2000 Thalamita prymna : Deb Roy M.K. & A.K.Das, Rec.

Zool.Sur. India, Occ. Paper No. 185:42.

Material examined: 1ex., Talsari, 05.vii.2014, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg.no.A-4381).

Diagnosis: Carapace Hexagonal, Its antero-lateral border demarcated into five teeth, Fourth one is rudimentary, Crest of basal antennal segment with moderate spines. Chelpeds are very stout and unequal.

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Island, Odisha (Talsari), Tamil nadu (Chennai, Palk Bay, Gulf of Manar) and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Australia, Japan, Marshall Island, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Red sea, Samoa, South Africa, and Tonga Island.

Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.

Figures

Figure 1. Map of Digha coast showing collection sites: 1. Junput 2. Shankarpur 3. Digha Mohana 4. Udaipore and 5.Talsari.