Prionothelphusa

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Prionothelphusa eliasi
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Prionothelphusa

Rodríguez, 1980
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P. eliasi
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Prionothelphusa eliasi
Rodríguez, 1980

Prionothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Prionothelphusa eliasi. [2] [3] It lives in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil in the drainages of the Rio Negro river draining the Guyana Shield, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Prionothelphusa eliasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T134328A3939123. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134328A3939123.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 17: 1–286.
  3. P. Davie (2010). "Prionothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved December 5, 2010.