{"id":94348,"date":"2026-03-23T14:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=94348"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:23:25","slug":"chhapgarus-ngankeeae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chhapgarus-ngankeeae\/","title":{"rendered":"Chhapgarus ngankeeae"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chhapgarus ngankeeae Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India discovered a new crab species from the Goan mangroves and named it as Chhapgarus ngankeeae.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Chhapgarus ngankeeae<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of marine crab.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species has been <\/span><b>named in honour of the late Dr Ngan Kee Ng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a noted marine biologist from the National University of Singapore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in the <\/span><b>muddy intertidal <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/mangroves\/\" target=\"_blank\">mangrove forests<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along the <\/span><b>west coast of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Chhapgarus ngankeeae<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a small crab <\/span><b>measuring only about 1.6 centimetres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across its squarish, brown, hairy shell.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new species features a <\/span><b>noticeably narrower abdomen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the male pleon), with its second and third abdominal segments equal in width.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its tailpiece, or telson, is as broad as it is long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most distinctive characteristic is the <\/span><b>shape of the male reproductive organ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the first gonopod); <\/span><b>its hard, chitinous tip features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two conspicuously unequal lobes that form a deep V-shaped constriction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mangrove crabs play a crucial role in coastal eco systems by <\/span><b>recycling nutrients and supporting food chains.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/mistaken-identity-leads-discovery-new-crab-species-goan-mangroves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chhapgarus ngankeeae is found in the muddy intertidal mangrove forests along the west coast of India. 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