Resumen de First record of some crinoid and sponge associated crustacean decapods (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Lakshadweep Archipelago

S. G. Prakash Vincent, Nithyanandam Marimuthu

• Four additional records of crinoid associated crustacean decapods Laomenes nudirostris (AJ Bruce, 1968), Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner 1894), Allogalathea babai Cabezas et al. 2011 and Aliaporcellana pygmaea (de Man, 1902) have been documented from the selected Islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago. All four species were recorded for the first time. Information on the diagnosed material, host association, distribution was discussed in detail.