Gubernatoriana triangulus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Gecarcinucidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in India.[1]
| Gubernatoriana triangulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Gubernatoriana |
| Species: | G. triangulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gubernatoriana triangulus (Pati and Sharma, 2014)
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Etymology
editTriangulus is the Latin word for "triangular". Gubernatoriana triangulus has a triangular G1 subterminal segment.[1]
Description
editThey have a brown carapace, and yellowish brown chelipeds and ambulatory legs.[1]
Distribution
editGubernatoriana triangulus's type locality is the Satara and Pune district of Maharashtra in the Western Ghats. It is endemic to this area.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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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