{"id":114307,"date":"2026-07-21T13:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=114307"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:52:41","slug":"pachycheles-ravichandrani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pachycheles-ravichandrani\/","title":{"rendered":"Pachycheles ravichandrani"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pachycheles ravichandrani Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists recently discovered a new species of porcelain crab named Pachycheles ravichandrani living in the shallow coral reefs of the Lakshadweep Islands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pachycheles ravichandrani<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of<\/span><b> porcelain crab.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While they l<\/span><b>ook like true crabs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, porcelain crabs are actually more <\/span><b>closely related to squat lobsters,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known for their<\/span><b> fragile bodies, like porcelain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and tendency to <\/span><b>lose limbs<\/b> <b>easily to escape predators.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pachycheles ravichandrani was found living in the <\/span><b>shallow coral reefs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lakshadweep-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Lakshadweep Islands<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tiny <\/span><b>crustacean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which sports a<\/span><b> striking deep-red colour,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was found during a survey of the <\/span><b>rocky shores of Agatti Island.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found hiding among rock boulders covered in coralline algae at depths of less than one meter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a unique <\/span><b>sub-circular shell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> specialised hair-like structures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, called <\/span><b>setae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along its ridges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a distinct <\/span><b>gap between the fingers of its smaller claw<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a unique truncate cutting edge that is not seen in similar species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its natural habitat, the crab is visually distinct, featuring a <\/span><b>dark carmine red shell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decorated with a <\/span><b>white blotch down its back <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>white spots on its claws.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span><b> walking legs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>patterned with horizontal carmine stripes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-species-porcelain-crab-striking-red-shell-discovered-lakshadweeps-coral-reefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pachycheles ravichandrani  is a new species of porcelain crab. 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