Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea

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

Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae. [2] [1]

The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea 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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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T61703A12537356. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61703A12537356.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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