First record of the Blue Striped Hermit Crab, Clibanarius longitarsus (decapoda, crustacea) from Sunderbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh
  • M Niamul Naser Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • M Golam Quader Khan Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh
  • Mst Kaniz Fatema Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • Muhammad Abdur Rouf Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna
  • Selina Sultana IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka
  • Muhammed Noman IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v43i1.26145

Keywords:

Blue Striped Hermit crab, first record, Bangladesh

Abstract

Blue Stripped hermit crab, Clibanarius longitarsus (De Haan, 1849) was collected from Kalagachhia, Satkhira Forest Range of Sundarban Mangrove Forest on 18 April 2015 during an exploration of the IUCN Crustacean Exploration Team. This crustacen decapod was recorded for the first time from Bangladesh geographical area.

Bangladesh J. Zool. 43(1): 131-135, 2015

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Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain, Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh



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Published

2015-12-29

How to Cite

Hossain, M. A. R., Naser, M. N., Khan, M. G. Q., Fatema, M. K., Rouf, M. A., Sultana, S., & Noman, M. (2015). First record of the Blue Striped Hermit Crab, Clibanarius longitarsus (decapoda, crustacea) from Sunderbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 43(1), 131–135. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v43i1.26145

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Vol. 43 No. 1 (2015)

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