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Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful to the Earth System Science Organization (ESSO), Ministry of Earth Science, New Delhi, India for financial
assistance under the research project entitled “Studies on Brachyuran Crabs of Saurashtra Coast” (Grant No.
MoES/16/06/2013-RDEAS dated 11.11.2014). The authors are also thankful to Mr. Vishal Pankhania and Mr. Kalpesh Gohel for
technical assistance.
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