Gubernatoriana triangulus
Gubernatoriana triangulus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Gecarcinucidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in India.[1]
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Etymology
Triangulus is the Latin word for "triangular". Gubernatoriana triangulus has a triangular G1 subterminal segment.
Description
They have a brown carapace, and yellowish brown chelipeds and ambulatory legs.
Distribution
Gubernatoriana triangulus's type locality is the Satara and Pune district of Maharashtra in the Western Ghats. It is endemic to this area.
References
- Pati, Sammer; Sharma, R.M. (3 June 2014). "Description of Ghatiana, a new genus of freshwater crab, with two new species and a new species of Gubernatoriana (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from the Western Ghat Mountains, India". Journal of Natural History. 48 (2): 23. doi:10.1080/00222933.2013.859315. S2CID 83814036.
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