First record of shell-carrying crab Conchoecetes pembawa McLay & Naruse, 2019 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Dromiidae) from India
A recently described species Conchoecetes pembawa McLay & Naruse, 2019 is distributed in Malaysia and Western Australia. The present study reports the presence of this species for the first time in India based on a female specimen collected from Digha Mohana, East Midnapore District, West Bengal State, India showing westward extension in the distribution range of the species.
Authors
- Krupal Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0810-4210)
- Santanu Mitra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3247-9293)
- Jigneshkumar Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4699-2781)
Institutions
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (IN)
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Oceans
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44289-025-00107-z
- Primary Topic
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00