Fishery Survey of India; Beach Road; Visakhapatnam; Andhra Pradesh; India.
Fishery Survey of India; New Fishing Jetty; Sasson Dock; Colaba; Mumbai; India.
Zootaxa. 2023 Aug 10;5325(4):541-555. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.4.5.
Commensal anomuran and brachyuran crabs were collected from extensive exploratory surveys on rocky areas where soft corals, sea anemones and sponges are found off the Visakhapatnam coast. The present study includes nine species of commensal decapod crustaceans, comprising four porcellanid crabs (Petrolisthes lamarckii (Leach, 1820), Porcellanella triloba White, 1852, Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 and Pisidia gordoni (Johnson, 1970)), one squat lobster (Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847) and four brachyuran crabs (Dorippoides facchino (Herbst, 1785), Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852, Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898 and Sphenomerides trapezioides (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891). Allogalathea elegans, Polyonyx hendersoni, Pisidia gordoni, Quadrella coronata and Quadrella maculosa are new records from off Visakhapatnam. The porcellanid crabs are associated with the sea pen Pteroeides esperi, desmosponges and black soft corals Antipathes sp. whereas the squat lobster was associated with the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. The brachyuran crabs were observed in association with Antipathes sp. Here, we provide details on the morphology, distribution, habitat and commensalism of decapod crustaceans studied.
从维萨卡帕特南海岸外发现软珊瑚、海葵和海绵的岩石区进行广泛的探索性调查中收集了共生十足目和短尾目螃蟹。本研究包括 9 种共生十足目甲壳类动物，包括 4 种瓷蟹（Petrolisthes lamarckii (Leach, 1820)、Porcellanella triloba White, 1852、Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 和 Pisidia gordoni (Johnson, 1970)）、1 种 squat 龙虾（Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847)）和 4 种短尾目螃蟹（Dorippoides facchino (Herbst, 1785)、Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852、Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898 和 Sphenomerides trapezioides (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)）。Allogalathea elegans、Polyonyx hendersoni、Pisidia gordoni、Quadrella coronata 和 Quadrella maculosa 是维萨卡帕特南以外的新记录。瓷蟹与海笔 Pteroeides esperi、desmosponges 和黑色软珊瑚 Antipathes sp. 有关，而 squat 龙虾与软珊瑚 Dendronephthya sp. 有关。短尾目螃蟹与 Antipathes sp. 有关。在这里，我们提供了研究的十足目甲壳类动物的形态、分布、生境和共生关系的详细信息。
