NEW RECORD OF SLIPPER LOBSTER THENUS INDICUS LEACH, 1816 (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: SCYLLARIDAE) FROM BANGLADESH WATERS

Authors

  • MD. SAGIR AHMED
  • SUJAN KUMAR DATTA
  • TONMOY SAHA
  • DURJOY RAHA ANTU
  • ANINDITA BARUA
  • SUMAIYA AHMED

Keywords:

Thenus indicus, new record, DNA barcoding, COI, 16S rRNA

Abstract

Slipper lobster Thenus indicus Leach, 1816 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae)
has been recorded for the first time from Cox’s Bazar coast of the Bay of Bengal.
The species was taxonomically identified by using the traditional morphometric
method which was further validated by molecular approach based on partial
cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S rRNA gene sequences (DNA
barcodes). The key characteristics of this species are spotless pereiopods, 1st
pereiopod merus width less than 7% of carapace length, and 3rd pereiopod merus
length more than 45% of carapace length.

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2023)

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