Spiralothelphusa fernandoi

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Spiralothelphusa fernandoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Spiralothelphusa
Species:
S. fernandoi
Binomial name
Spiralothelphusa fernandoi
Ng, 1994 [2]

Spiralothelphusa fernandoi is a species of crab in the family Gecarcinucidae. [3] [1]

The IUCN conservation status of Spiralothelphusa fernandoi is "EN", endangered. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the near 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). "Spiralothelphusa fernandoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T61737A12551002. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61737A12551002.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Ng, P.K.L. A note on the freshwater crabs of the genus Spiralothelphusa Bott, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae), with description of a new species from Sri Lanka. Journal of South Asian Natural History. 1(1): 27–30 (1994).
  3. "Spiralothelphusa fernandoi". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

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