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between 08º35' 22.5" N lat. 78º27' 40.9" E long and 08º31' 91.2"N lat. 78º25' 32.7"E long at a depth of 305-310 m,
Thoothukudi district, TamilNadu, India. They show the second abdominal segment unarmed, the thoracic sternites
moderately squamate, the distomesial spine of the basal anternnal segment overreaching the third segment, and the
merus of the third maxilliped bearing a distinct spine on the extensor distal margin.
2.6 Colour
Ground colour of carapace and abdomen light orange, with large reddish spots scattered on dorsal surfaces. Rostrum
and supraocular spines light orange. Chelipeds and walking legs with reddish and whitish bands. Base of fingers
whitish; distal part of carpus, merus and hand reddish (Macpherson, 2004).
Acknowledgements
The author is thankful to Thiru M. Kathirvel, former Principal Scientist of Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (I.C.A.R.),
Chennai, for critical reading of the manuscript and helpful suggestion for its improvement. Dr. K. Baba, Professor, Kumamoto University,
Japan, has provided me with literature on squat lobsters taxonomy. I wish to thank Thiru. K. Deenadhayalan, my friend and Professional
photographer, Trichy, India, for their photograph of this specimen.
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