Clibanarius padavensis

Scientific Name:-

Clibanarius padavensis

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Hermit crabs

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Carapace yellowish brown. Ocular peduncle yellowish with a reddish or brown stripe on dorsal and another stripe on the inner angle. Antennal and antennular peduncles yellowish with red or brown bands, flagellum yellow. Chelipeds and ambulatory legs yellowish with 2-3 longitudinal reddish or brown bands. Setae light yellow coloured. Shield longer than broad with tubercles on dorsal surface. Rostrum acute, well developed, reaching base of ocular acicles. Ocular peduncle long; almost reaching the base of ultimate antennular joint. Ocular acicles are closely placed with 1-3 spines on the terminal margin. Antennal peduncle reaching upto the base of corneas; antennal acicle triangular with serrated margins, reaching base of ultimate peduncular joint. Chelipeds equal; palm with upper dorsal row of corneous-tipped spines extending upto the dactyls; outer and lower surface with tubercular spines, becoming strongly corneous at the fingers. Long setae sparsely arranged along palm. Carpus with a dorsodistal spine and many small spines or tubercles on the outer and lower margin. Telson slightly asymmetrical; left slightly larger than right; a shallow median cleft; terminal margin of lobes with spines.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

This species was first reported in India by Alcock (1905).

Habitat:-

Intertidal and coastal waters

Synonyms:-

Clibanarius padavensis de Man 1888, p. 242, pl. 16, fig. 1

References:-

Alcock, A., 1905. Anomura. Fasc. I. Pagurides. Catalogue of the Indian decapod Crustacea in the collections of the Indian Museum, Indian Museum, Calcutta, 2: 1–197.
Reshmi, R. (2014). Taxonomy and diversity of anomuran crabs (Decapoda: Anomura) of Kerala coast. PhD Thesis submitted to University of Kerala, India.

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