title: A new species of the genusDiogenesDana, 1851 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from Gujarat, northwestern India.
abstract: A new species of diogenid hermit crab, Diogenes chhapgari n. sp., is described on the basis of material collected during the crustacean faunal survey along the coastal areas of the Gujarat State, northwestern India. The new species is referred to the D. edwardsii (De Haan, 1849) species group and appears closest to D. singaporensis Rahayu, 2015. However, D. chhapgari n. sp. is distinguished from this species by the armature on the fourth segment of the antennal peduncle and carpus of the left cheliped.
authors.affiliation: Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Lab., Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.. jntrivedi26@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Jigneshkumar N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: Kauresh D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Vachhrajani
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Crustacea, Paguroidea, Diogenes edwardsii species group, Gulf of Khambhat