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Title: | On abnormal Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802) (Chelicerata: Xiphosurida) from the Indian Sundarbans and possible conservation directions | Contributor(s): | Das, Swati (author); Tripathy, Basudev (author); Subramanian, K A (author); Bicknell, Russell D C (author) | Publication Date: | 2021-03-25 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30536 | Open Access Link: | https://kmkjournals.com/upload/PDF/ArthropodaSelecta/30/30_1_063_088_Das_et_al_for_Inet.pdf | Abstract: | Xiphosurida are iconic group of marine chelicerates that have been subject to more than 200 years of neonatological and palaeontological scrutiny. However, recent studies have identified that there is very little data concerning abnormal specimens, and even less data on wild populations. The present study aims to rectify this dearth of information by documenting abnormal Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the Indian Sundarbans. We illustrated 36 abnormal specimens and attribute the abnormalities to injuries. Morphological differences between injured relative to non-injured individuals are considered and possible causes for injuries are discussed. Major anthropogenic threats are highlighted, with the aim of illustrating the key directions needed to conserve the unique mangrove horseshoe crab in the Indian Sundarbans. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Arthropoda Selecta, 30(1), p. 63-88 | Publisher: | KMK Scientific Press Ltd | Place of Publication: | Russia | ISSN: | 0136-006X | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 040308 Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 370506 Palaeontology (incl. palynology) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970104 Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280107 Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | https://kmkjournals.com/journals/AS/AS_Index_Volumes/AS_30/AS_30_1_063_088 |
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