Viridotheres indicus

Viridotheres indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Pinnotheridae
Genus: Viridotheres
Species:
V. indicus
Binomial name
Viridotheres indicus
Mitra & Ng, 2025[1]

Viridotheres indicus is a species of crab in the family Pinnotheridae. The species was described by Mitra and Ng based on specimen collected from West Bengal, India.[2]

Range

It is only known from its type locality New Digha beach, East Midnapore District, West Bengal, India.

References

  1. ^ "Viridotheres indicus Mitra & Ng, 2025". Marine Species Traits. 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  2. ^ Mitra, Santanu; Ng, Peter K.L. (2025-06-30). "On a new species of Indian pea crab of the genus Viridotheres Manning, 1996 (Brachyura, Pinnotheridae)". Crustaceana. 98 (4): 523–533. doi:10.1163/15685403-bja10463. ISSN 0011-216X. Retrieved 2025-12-01.