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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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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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