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A study on the Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1PG Department of Zoology, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, 721636, India
  • 2PG Department of Zoology, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, 721636, India
  • 3Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 7, Issue (12), Pages 1-7, December,10 (2018)

Abstract

This study revealed existence of 10 species of Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 from Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal. Of these Macrobrachium banjarae is being recorded for the first time from West Bengal. 8 species namely M. idae, M. idella, M. lamarrei, M. malcolmsoni, M. mirabile, M. rude, M. scabriculum and M. villosimanus are reported for the first time from Purba Medinipur district and 4 species viz., M. banjarae, M. lamarrei, M. malcolmsoni, M. villosimanus are endemic to the Indo-Burma region.

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