Ilyoplax sayajiraoi

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Ilyoplax sayajiraoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Dotillidae
Genus: Ilyoplax
Species:
I. sayajiraoi
Binomial name
Ilyoplax sayajiraoi
Trivedi, Soni Trivedi & Vachhrajani, 2015

Ilyoplax sayajiraoi is a species of crab that was discovered in April 2015. The species was discovered by researchers at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, located in India. The species is of the genus Ilyoplax. The species was named after Sayajirao Gaekwad III.[1][2]

Background[edit]

The species was discovered by Kauresh Vachhrajani and his students on mud flat surfaces located in Kamboi.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New species of crab discovered in Gujarat". The Indian Express. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ Jigneshkumar, Trivedi; Soni, Gunjan; Trivedi, Dhruva; Kauresh, Vachhrajani (2015). "A new species of Ilyoplax (Decapoda, Brachyura, Dotillidae) from Gujarat, India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 8 (2): 173–177. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2015.02.005.
  3. ^ Iyer, Aparna. "New species of crab named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III". Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2015.