First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea

Two female specimens of the Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) with a total length of 118mm and 114mm, respectively, were obtained from the coral reefs off Kavaratti Island, Laccadive Islands, west of India. Only two species are currently recognized in this genus, which were descri...

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Main Authors:	K. K. Idreesbabu, C.P. Rajool Shanis, S. Sureshkumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-12-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:	distribution indian ocean lakshadweep laccadive islands taxonomy
Online Access:	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4166

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spelling	doaj-e31cda830b0649d6b347b7a2fc3bcdf72020-11-25T02:59:21ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-12-011015129861298910.11609/jott.4166.10.15.12986-129894166First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian SeaK. K. Idreesbabu0C.P. Rajool Shanis1S. Sureshkumar2Department of Science and Technology, Kavaratti, Union Territory of Lakshadweep 682555, IndiaPG and Research Department of Aquaculture and Fishery Microbiology, MES Ponnani College, Ponnani, Kerala 679586, IndiaSchool of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi, Kerala 682506, IndiaTwo female specimens of the Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) with a total length of 118mm and 114mm, respectively, were obtained from the coral reefs off Kavaratti Island, Laccadive Islands, west of India. Only two species are currently recognized in this genus, which were described from a small number of specimens. As P. wieneckii is very rare, the present report from the Lakshadweep Archipelago provides a valuable new distribution point, which is the first record for the Arabian Sea. Illustrations and photographs are provided for this rare lobster.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4166distributionindian oceanlakshadweeplaccadive islandstaxonomy
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author_facet	K. K. Idreesbabu C.P. Rajool Shanis S. Sureshkumar
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title	First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea
title_short	First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea
title_full	First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea
title_fullStr	First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea
title_full_unstemmed	First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea
title_sort	first record of the rare furry lobster palinurellus wieneckii (de man, 1881) (decapoda: palinuridae) from the arabian sea
publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series	Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn	0974-7893 0974-7907
publishDate	2018-12-01
description	Two female specimens of the Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) with a total length of 118mm and 114mm, respectively, were obtained from the coral reefs off Kavaratti Island, Laccadive Islands, west of India. Only two species are currently recognized in this genus, which were described from a small number of specimens. As P. wieneckii is very rare, the present report from the Lakshadweep Archipelago provides a valuable new distribution point, which is the first record for the Arabian Sea. Illustrations and photographs are provided for this rare lobster.
topic	distribution indian ocean lakshadweep laccadive islands taxonomy
url	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4166
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First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea

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