Spiralothelphusa fernandoi

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Spiralothelphusa fernandoi
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Parathelphusidae
Genus: Spiralothelphusa
Species: S. fernandoi
Binomial name
Spiralothelphusa fernandoi
Ng, 1994 [2]

Spiralothelphusa fernandoi is a species of crustacean in family Parathelphusidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

  1. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall & R. Pethiyagoda (2005). Spiralothelphusa fernandoi. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  2. ^ Mohomed M. Bahir & Darren C. J. Yeo (2005). A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parathelphusidae) with descriptions of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 12. 


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