''Ilyoplax sayajiraoi'' is a species of

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...

that was discovered in April 2015. The species was discovered by researchers at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, located in India. The species is of the genus ''

Ilyoplax Ilyoplax is a genus of Crab. List of species * '' Ilyoplax danielae'' Davie & Naruse, 2010 * '' Ilyoplax delsmani'' de Man, 1926 * '' Ilyoplax dentata'' Ward, 1933 * '' Ilyoplax dentimerosa'' Shen, 1932 * '' Ilyoplax deschampsi'' Rathbun, 1913 ...

''. The species was named after

Sayajirao Gaekwad III Sayajirao Gaekwad III (born Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad; 11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal Gae ...

Background

The species was discovered by Kauresh Vachhrajani and his students on mud flat surfaces located in

Kamboi Kamboi is a town located in Chanasma taluka, in Patan district, in the modern Indian state of Gujarat. It is west of Chanasma on the Harij-Mehsana road. It uses the postcode number of 384230. History Historian R. C. Majumdar describes Kamb ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20721451 Ocypodoidea Crustaceans described in 2015