Chitin from the shell of two coastal portunid crabs of Bangladesh


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Authors

  • N G Das Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • P A Khan Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Z Hossain Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Abstract

A study of the chitin content in the shell of various body parts of two portunid crabs, Scylla serrata and Portunus pelagicus showed that the leg shell, body shell and claw shell of the former species contained chitin at a rate of 16.07, 11.67 and 10.42% respectively whereas in the latter species the percentage of chitin in the respective organs was 20.19, 13.51 and 11.67. Statistical studies revealed a positive correlation between the body shell and claw shell chitin in P. pelagicus while a negative correlation was found between the chitin in claw shell and leg shell in S. serrata

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Author Biographies

  • N G Das, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
    Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • P A Khan, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
    Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Z Hossain, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
    Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Vol. 43 No. 4 (1996)

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How to Cite

Das, N. G., Khan, P. A., & Hossain, Z. (2011). Chitin from the shell of two coastal portunid crabs of Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 43(4), 413-415. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8925