Ceylonthelphusa armata

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Ceylonthelphusa armata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species:
C. armata
Binomial name
Ceylonthelphusa armata
(Ng, 1995)

Ceylonthelphusa armata is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka, and is classed as an endangered due to habitat degradation. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa armata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T61691A12526546. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61691A12526546.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.