First confirmed record of Caprella moradi Momtazi, Sari & Darvish, 2020 from India, with taxonomic clarification of its previous misidentification as Caprella danilevskii Czerniavski, 1868

This study reports the first record of Caprella moradi Momtazi, Sari & Darvish, 2020 from India. The specimens for this study were collected from Diu and Veraval coast of Gujarat State, India. Caprella moradi can be identified by the presence of four rows of small setae on body surface, curved anterior margin of male gnathopod 2 propodus and unequal size of gills 3 and 4. Caprella moradi can be differentiated from its close congener Caprella danilevskii; Czerniavski, 1868 by these consistent morphological characters. Examination of materials collected from Gujarat and their comparison with published figures indicates that the previous report of C. danilevskii from India actually corresponds to C. moradi .