Resumen de A New Record of Symbiotic Crab (Harrovia elegans de Man, 1887) from the Gulf of Mannar, India
The present study deals with the first record of symbiotic crab Harrovia elegans de Man 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pilumnidae) collected from Tuticorin and Mandapam regions of Gulf of Mannar during February 2019. This crab species affiliates to family Pilumnidae, under the Decapoda infra-order Brachyura and is for the first time reported from the Indian mainland. The present specimens (One adult male, one adult female and a sub-adult) were collected from a depth of 5 m and showing symbiotic association with the crinoids, Comanthus wahlbergii. Although widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, this is the first report of this species from the Indian mainland.
