International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 7 12 2018 12 10 A study on the Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India 1 7 EN Pahari Priti Ranjan 1 PG Department of Zoology, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, 721636, India Das Mitali 2 PG Department of Zoology, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, 721636, India Bhattacharya Tanmay 3 Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India > Research Paper 2018 7 31 2018 12 10 This study revealed existence of 10 species of Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 from Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal. Of these Macrobrachium banjarae is being recorded for the first time from West Bengal. 8 species namely M. idae, M. idella, M. lamarrei, M. malcolmsoni, M. mirabile, M. rude, M. scabriculum and M. villosimanus are reported for the first time from Purba Medinipur district and 4 species viz., M. banjarae, M. lamarrei, M. malcolmsoni, M. villosimanus are endemic to the Indo-Burma region. Copyright@ International Science Community Association