Biology:Ilyoplax sayajiraoi

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Ilyoplax sayajiraoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Dotillidae
Genus: Ilyoplax
Species:
I. sayajiraoi
Binomial name
Ilyoplax sayajiraoi
Trivedi, Soni Trivedi & Vachhrajani, 2015

Ilyoplax sayajiraoi is a species of crab that was discovered in April 2015. The species was discovered by researchers at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, located in India . The species is of the genus Ilyoplax. The species was named after Sayajirao Gaekwad III.[1][2]

Background

The species was discovered by Kauresh Vachhrajani and his students on mud flat surfaces located in Kamboi.[3]

References

  1. "New species of crab discovered in Gujarat". The Indian Express. 2015-04-28. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/new-species-of-crab-discovered-in-gujarat/. Retrieved 30 April 2015. 
  2. Jigneshkumar, Trivedi; Soni, Gunjan; Trivedi, Dhruva; Kauresh, Vachhrajani (2015). "A new species of Ilyoplax (Decapoda, Brachyura, Dotillidae) from Gujarat, India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2): 173–177. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2015.02.005. 
  3. Iyer, Aparna. "New species of crab named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/New-species-of-crab-named-after-Maharaja-Sayajirao-Gaekwad-III/articleshow/47079166.cms. Retrieved 30 April 2015. 

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