Ceylonthelphusa nata | |
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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. nata |
Binomial name | |
Ceylonthelphusa nata Ng & Tay, 2001 | |
Ceylonthelphusa nata is a species of crab in the family Gecarcinucidae. [2] [1]
The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa nata is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2008. [1]
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