Perbrinckia fido

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Perbrinckia fido
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Perbrinckia
Species:
P. fido
Binomial name
Perbrinckia fido
Ng & Tay, 2001

Perbrinckia fido is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae. [2] [1]

The IUCN conservation status of Perbrinckia fido is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. [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). "Perbrinckia fido". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T61725A12546789. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61725A12546789.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Perbrinckia fido". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

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