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Notes on Neorhynchoplax alcocki (Kemp 1917) and Neorhynchoplax demeloi (Kemp 1917) from the Kochi Backwater, India (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae)

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As a part of regular benthic monitoring program in the fragmented brackish-water habitats of Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, several specimens of Neorhynchoplax alcocki (Kemp 1917) and Neorhynchoplax demeloi (Kemp 1917) were collected. Description and illustration of male G1 and color shortly after preservation, habitat and its ecological environment are presented for the first time. Key to the Indian species of Neorhynchoplax is provided.

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PR Jayachandran is thankful to the Head, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, CUSAT for providing necessary facilities to carry out this work. The comments of reviewers improved the manuscript.

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  1. Marine Bioindustri-Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Teluk Kodek, Pemenang, Lombok Utara, NTB, 83756, Indonesia

    Dwi Listyo Rahayu

  2. Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside campus, Kochi, Kerala, 682016, India

    P. R. Jayachandran, M. Jima & S. Bijoy Nandan

  3. PG and Research Department of Zoology, N.S.S Hindu College, Changanassery, Kerala, 686102, India

    N. Regina Hershey

  4. Department of Aquatic Environment Management, School of Fisheries Resource Management and Harvest Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi, Kerala, 682506, India

    M. P. Prabhakaran

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Rahayu, D.L., Jayachandran, P.R., Jima, M. et al. Notes on Neorhynchoplax alcocki (Kemp 1917) and Neorhynchoplax demeloi (Kemp 1917) from the Kochi Backwater, India (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae). Thalassas 36, 79–84 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00176-w

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