Perbrinckia quadratus

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

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

The IUCN conservation status of Perbrinckia quadratus 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 "Perbrinckia quadratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. "Perbrinckia quadratus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

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