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Crabs belonging to the infra-order Brachyuran, one of the dominant group in the crustaceans as well as tropic and sub-tropics areas. The brachyuran crabs are highly diversity in the marine environment. In the present study, 402 specimens of brachyurans crabs belonging 47 species, 24 genera, 10 families under Order Decapoda in the Class Malacostraca were studied along with their distribution from the coral reef ecosystem of North Andaman. The highest species present in the Kalipur beach (33) and Karmatang (32). Species diversity indices were rich in Kalipur beach (3.38) and a low diversity index was found in the Karlo and Rail Island (2.94). Closest similarity was observed in Karmatang beach and Kalipur beach (0.74) and least similarity was observed in Sound and Karlo Islands (0.22).
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Kumaralingam, S., Sivaperuman, C., Raghunathan, C. (2013). Diversity and Community Structure of Brachyuran Crabs in North Andaman. In: Venkataraman, K., Sivaperuman, C., Raghunathan, C. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38200-0_11
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