What is it about?
Ghatiana sanguinolenta Pati, Thackeray & Pawar, 2023, is a new species of freshwater crab recently described from the Western Ghats of Karnataka state, India. The species name is derived from the Latin for blood-red, which alludes to the crab’s dark blood-red colouration in life. This new gecarcinucid species is the twelfth species of the genus. This interesting endemic species of the Western Ghats is known to occupy tree holes.
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Why is it important?
Ghatiana sanguinolenta is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and known to occupy tree holes.
Perspectives
This beautiful endemic crab needs further biological and ecological studies.
Dr. Sameer Kumar Pati
Zoological Survey of India
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This page is a summary of: Ghatiana sanguinolenta, a new species of freshwater crab (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from the Central Western Ghats of India, Zootaxa, October 2023, Magnolia Press,
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.4.
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