Ceylonthelphusa venusta

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

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

The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa venusta is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ceylonthelphusa venusta Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. "Ceylonthelphusa venusta". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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