Macrobrachium gurudeve is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It is found in the east flowing rivers such as Kabbini and Bhavani in Kerala, southern state of India. The total length of male prawn reported is 53.5 mm and for female it is 47 mm. Male M. gurudeve is larger than female showing sexual dimorphism in size.[1] The specific name "gurudeve" for this species was given after social reformer, Sree Narayana Gurudev[2] of Kerala state.
| Macrobrachium gurudeve | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Macrobrachium |
| Species: | M. gurudeve
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrobrachium gurudeve Jayachandran and Raji, 2004
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M. gurudeve is closely related to M. pegueense and M. kistnens but separated from them by some key characteristic features.[3]
References
edit- ^ Jayachandran, K. V., & Raji, A. V. (2004). Three New Species of Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala State, India. Crustaceana, 77(10), 1179–1192. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20107427
- ^ "Narayana Guru, 1856-1928". LC Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Tiwari, K.K. 1952. Diagnosis of new species and subspecies of the genus Palaemon Fabricious (Decapoda: Crustacea). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (12)5 : 27-32.