Since the inception of the Marine Biological Station, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai in the year 1973, Brachyuran crabs were collected during faunistic surveys conducted along the East and West Coast of India, Andaman and Nicobar Lakshawdeep, Minicoy Islands, and during surveys of R.V. Chota Investigator along the Madras Coast. These collections were deposited in the holdings of the Marine Biological Station. A total number of 97 species belonging to 13 families were identified. The locality of collection details of materials and other relevant information of the various species are included.
1. Introduction
2. List of Brachyuran Crabs from the collections of Marine biological centre
3. Summary
Acknowledgements
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