Scylla serrata ';
General information
 
Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)
 
 
Common nameMud crab
Synonyms
Cancer serrata Forskal, 1775
Lupa lobifrons H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Scylla tranquebarica var. oceanica
Achelous crassimanus MacLeay 1838
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca; Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Brachyura; Eubrachyura; Portunoidea; Portunidae.
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Satapada, Chilika lagoon, Odisha, India
Source of chromosomes
Testes tissues
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
106
Karyotype formula
106a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
1 to 2
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not detected
Reference(s)
Satapathy S, Mohanty PK (2014). Karyological Analysis of Mud Crab and Flower Crab of Odisha.International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 3(9): 51-56.