Krupal Patel

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | MSU · Department of Zoology

Plastic pollution poses a pervasive threat to ecosystems worldwide, jeopardizing marine life, contaminating water sources, and perpetuating a global environmental crisis. Spatial and temporal distribution of beach debris was quantitatively assessed on three recreational beaches in Gujarat State, India. A total of six debris categories were recorded...

Benthopanope indica (De Man, 1887) was originally described from the Mergui Archipelago and has subsequently been reported from many Indo-West Pacific localities. The identity of this species is herein clarified. The re-examination of the type female, fresh specimens collected from Chilika Lake, Odisha State, India, as well as material from other l...

Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a pressing global concern. Oysters are well-known filter feeders who ingest food by filtering microscopic particles suspended in the surrounding water. Along with organic matter, filter-feeding also causes accidental ingestion of MP by oysters. Hence, the aim of the current investigation is to understand the M...

Background The present study investigated the population structure and breeding biology of the burrowing brachyuran crab species Dotilla blanfordi Alcock, 1900, which is commonly found on the sandy beach of Bhavnagar, located on the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat coast, India. Methods Monthly sampling was conducted from February 2021 to January 2022 at...

Background The population structure and breeding biology of the Xanthid crab, Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834), on the rocky intertidal region of Shivrajpur in Saurashtra coast, Gujarat state, were examined. Method From March 2021 to February 2022, monthly sampling was conducted during low tide using catch per unit effort in the 500 m ²...

An annotated checklist of the marine amphipods recorded from Indian waters is compiled from the available peer-reviewed literature. A total of 266 species belonging to 133 genera and 56 families are listed. The maximum numbers of species were recorded from the South Indian Ecoregion (177 species, 98 genera, 47 families), followed by the Western Ind...

Aedes mosquitoes are the major cause of several vector-borne diseases in tropical and subtropical regions. Synthetic pesticides against these mosquitoes have certain limitations; hence, natural, eco-friendly, and safe larvicides obtained from plant resources are used to overcome these. In the present study, the larvicidal efficiency of Commiphora w...

Abstract: Microplastic (MP) pollution is a prevalent and global threat to fish. MP contamination was investigated in Harpadon nehereus collected from the principal fishing harbors of India’s northwest coast. A total of 213 specimens were collected from the major fishing harbors of Gujarat state (Jakhau, Okha, and Jaffrabad) and Maharashtra state (M...

The identity of the leucosiid crabs, Philyra sagittifera (Alcock, 1896) and P. concinnus Ghani & Tirmizi, 1995, originally described from Pakistan is clarified. Redescription of the lectotype male of Philyra sagittifera (Alcock, 1896) and fresh material of both species collected from the Persian Gulf revealed that these two species show significant...

During the present study, three species of brachyuran crabs Parasesarma persicum Naderloo and Schubart 2010, Epis- esarma versicolor Tweedie 1940 belonging to Sesarmidae family and Gelasimus hesparie (Crane 1975) of Ocypodidae family were recorded for the first time from Maharashtra state, India. The species were collected during a survey (2019– 2...

The present paper confirms the occurrence of the mantis shrimp Oratosquillina interrupta (Kemp, 1911) for the first time in Gujarat. In India the species have so far been recorded from Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and now from Gujarat. KEY WORDS: Gulf of Kachchh, new record, Squillidae, by-c...

Microplastics (MPs) have become a global concern due to their widespread distribution in marine ecosystems. The present study was aimed to assess MPs contamination in 21 muddy shores sites situated in the Gulf of Khambhat. From each site, five samples (1 kg each) were collected. In the laboratory, the replicates were homogenated, out of which a 100...

The population structure of a hermit crab, Clibanarius rhabdodactylus Forest, 1953 (Diogenidae), was studied in the rocky intertidal region of Veraval, located on the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat state, India. Monthly sampling was carried out from March 2021 to February 2022 during low tide time using the handpicking technique, while the catch per uni...

The baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus is a widespread resident bird throughout the Indian Subcontinent and is commonly found in open cultivation usually near water, in grasslands and scrublands. Its breeding season depends primarily on the southwest and northeast monsoon lasting from April to October. The species is particularly known for its unique...

Freshwater mussels provide significant ecological benefits and recognized as a source of food for human beings and domestic animals all over the world. In the present study, seasonal variation in nutritional content of commercially important fresh water mussel Lamellidens corrianus (Lea, 1834) was evaluated. Total 20 individual were collected in ea...

Ectoparasitic infection is one of the major problems in veterinary affecting livestock industries in many parts of the world. The present study was carried out to check prevalence of ectoparasitic tick Hyalomma excavatum in Bos taurus population of different villages of Patan district, Gujarat state, India. The study was carried out from July 2019...

Freshwater fish Labeo calbasu is preferred by the consumers due to its typical taste and texture. In the present study, seasonal variation in the certain biochemical components of body muscle in freshwater fish Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822) was estimated. Total 10 specimens were collected in each season (winter, summer and monsoon) from Dharoi Res...

Lepidoptera comprises butterflies and moths which are bio-indicators of the environmental condition. It has been found that the educational campuses and agricultural lands provide a suitable habitat for order Lepidoptera, therefore it can be considered an urban biodiversity hotspot. The present study provides an inventory of lepidopteran diversity...

The present study was carried out to assess and provide an inventory of the spider diversity in the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) campus (23°51'50.00"N, 72°08'12.00"E), an urban area located in the centre of Patan City of Gujarat State. Field visits were carried out from October 2021 to September 2022, and collections were carrie...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the ectoparasite Hyalomma canatolicum excavatum Coch, 1844 in buffalo and cattle populations in Kheralu taluka, Gujarat state, taking into account gender, age, and various body parts. A total of 868 various body parts, it was observed that posterior body parts had a higher infestation r...

The present study was carried out to find out the effect of body size and sex on the mud balling behaviour of Scopimera crabicauda Alcock, 1900. Sampling was carried out in the intertidal region of Modhva beach, Gujarat, India from December, 2022 to June, 2022. A o1al of 127 samples were examined to record the morphological parameters off mudballs...

Spiders are the web building arthropods some of which adds a conspicuous, white silk with zig-zag pattern at the central region of the web which is known as stabilimenta or decoration. An orb-weaving spider such as Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1841) is found in the Northern part of Gujarat which also adds such conspicuous silk patter to the web. The...

The present study confirms the first record of the rare Euryleptid species Maritigrella fuscopunctata (Prudhoe, 1978) in Gujarat state, India. The species has so far been recorded from the Lakshadweep Islands in the south of India, suggesting its first record from mainland India.

The identity of the poorly known pilumnid crab Myopilumnus andamanicus Deb, 1989 originally described from Neil Island, South Andaman Islands, India, is clarified. A re-examination of the holotype female shows that Deb’s taxon is actually a species of Lophoplax Tesch, 1918. Myopilumnus is synonymized with Lophoplax. Lophoplax andamanica n. comb. is...

Abstract Four species of sesarmid crabs of the genus Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1950, have been reported from India: Nanosesarma andersoni (De Man, 1888), Nanosesarma batavicum (Moreira, 1903), Nanosesarma jousseaumei (Nobili, 1906), and Nanosesarma minutum (De Man, 1887). In the present study, one more species, Nanosesarma sarii Naderloo and Türkay, 200...

The present study illustrates the shell utilization and resource partitioning of two sympatric hermit crab species Clibanarius rhabdodactylus and Clibanarius ransoni with reference to gastropod shell species (shell shape), shell size and shell availability. Specimens were collected from January to March 2021 and hermit crab weight and shield length...

The present study was conducted to understand the burrow morphology of brachyuran crab Dotilla blanfordi Alcock, 1900 at Dandi beach located in Gulf of Khambhat of Gujarat state, India. Burrows were selected randomly and their opening diameter was recorded. Diluted resin was poured in the burrows to generate burrow cast. If the occupant crab emerge...

The present study was carried out to quantify microplastic prevalence among 20 sandy beaches on the Gujarat coast. Beaches were categorised into three different classes, viz. low-impacted sites, moderately impacted sites, and highly impacted sites based on anthropogenic pressure. Microplastic (MP) (≤ 5 mm) contamination on the beaches varied with a...

An annotated checklist of the anomuran crustaceans recorded from Indian waters is compiled from available published literature. A total of 231 species belonging to 58 genera, 15 families and five superfamilies are listed. The highest number of species was seen in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Ecoregion (114 species, 37 genera, 14 families), follo...

Metopograpsus cannicci Innocenti, Schubart and Fratini, 2020 is distributed in the Red Sea, Iran, along the East African coast, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Mauritius. The present paper reports this species for the first time from India indicating its eastward extension.

The present paper confirms the occurrence of the sesarmid crab Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851 in India. The species has so far been recorded from Samoa, Tahiti, New Caledonia, eastern Australia, Philippines, Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania, and Eritrea (Red Sea). This is the first record of the species from India.

The present study provides taxonomical information on a collection of some marine brachyuran crabs from the Gulf of Mannar of Tamil Nadu. The specimens were collected from fisheries bycatch at Mandapam fishing harbor located in the Gulf of Mannar during July 2019 to March 2020. A total of 18 species (15 genera, 8 families) of brachyuran crabs were...

An annotated checklist of marine decapods crustaceans occurring in coastal areas of Gujarat state, India is compiled on the basis of literature review and specimen collected by authors.The coastal areas of Gujarat state can be divided into three major regions: Gulf of Kachchh,Saurashtra coast and Gulf of Khambhat. The occurrence data on marine deca...

The present work was aimed to study gastropod shell utilization pattern of Clibanarius ransoni. Specimens of C. ransoni were collected using hand picking method in the months of February, March and December, 2020 from the rocky shores of Veraval, Gujarat state, India. The specimens were categorized in three groups viz male, non-ovigerous female and...

The present study was carried out to find out effects body size, sex and life stage on the chimney building activity of Dotilla blanfordi Alcock, 1900. Field work for present study was conducted at Dandi beach in the months of February and March 2021. After two hours of low tide, once the chimney building activity is over, chimneys were selected ra...

The present study was aimed to understand the colour variation in a brachyuran crab Leptodius exaratus and its relationship with different life stages and body size. The specimens of L. exaratus were collected from the rocky intertidal region of Shivrajpur using hand picking method in March, 2021. The size (carapace length and width) and sex of col...

The present study was aimed to understand the colour variation in a brachyuran crab Leptodius exaratus and its relationship with different life stages and body size. The specimens of L. exaratus were collected from the rocky intertidal region of Shivrajpur using hand picking method in March, 2021. The size (carapace length and width) and sex of col...

The present study is the first completed and taxonomically validated literature review of the biodiversity of barnacles (Cirripedia) in India. A total of 144 species in 75 genera and 19 families have been recorded in India. The highest number of species has been recorded from the Bay of Bengal province, located on the eastern side of the Indian Pen...

The present paper confirms the occurrence of the brachyuran crab Manningis arabicum (Jones and Clayton, 1983) in India. The species has thus far been recorded from Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan and now also from the northwestern coast of India.

The present work studied the diversity of intertidal, epibiotic, and fouling barnacles in the state of Gu�jarat, northwest India. In total, eleven species belonging to eight genera and five families were recorded in the present study. The Arabian intertidal species Tetraclita ehsani Shahdadi, Chan & Sari, 2011 and Chthamalus barnesi Achituv & Saf...

The present study deals with gastropod shell utilization of the hermit crab, Clibanarius rhabdodactylus Forest on the rocky intertidal zone of the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat State, India. Collection of the specimens was carried out using a hand-picking method in June and December 2018 during low tide. The hermit crab weight (HW) and shield length (S...

Birds occupy many levels of trophic webs and play an important role in the ecosystem. Around 1335 species of birds are recorded from India out of which 574 species are recorded from Gujarat. It has been found that educational and defence premises provide a suitable habitat for birds and therefore can be considered as urban biodiversity hotspots. Th...

Present work aims to study the gastropod shell utilization pattern of hermit crab Diogenes custos in the intertidal zone of Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India. Hermit crab specimens were collected randomly during the low tide timings using hand picking method in February 2019 and November 2019. Data on abundance of common gastropod species were also c...

Five species of pilumnid crabs assigned to Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867, Heteropanope Stimpson, 1858, and Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867, have been reported from India: E. orientalis A. Milne-Edwards, 1867, E. bengalensis Deb, 1999, H. glabra Stimpson, 1858, H. neolaevis Deb, 1995, and P. convexus (Maccagno, 1936). The identity of E. ben...

The domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) primitively domesticated in Asia for milk and meat purposes but their health is highly compromised due to the infestation by ectoparasites so affected via vector-borne disease agents. The present work was carried out to study the prevalence of common tick Hyalomma excavatum parasitizing B. Bubalis popula...

Hermit crab species Clibanarius ransoni Forest, 1953 is recorded for the rst time from India based on specimens collected from the rocky intertidal zone of Veraval and Sutrapada located in Gujarat state of India. The species was described from Tahiti in the South Pacic archipelago and later reported from Indonesia, Vietnam and Taiwan. The present r...