Ceylonthelphusa armata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
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