Oziotelphusa

Oziotelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Parathelphusidae
Genus: Oziotelphusa
Müller, 1887
Type species
Telphusa hippocastanum
Müller, 1887

Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Parathelphusidae. Its members are found in Sri Lanka and southern India (throughout Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the southern part of Karnataka).[1]

The genus Oziotelphusa contains fifteen species,[2] all of which are included on the IUCN Red List (LC: least concern; VU: vulnerable; EN: endangered; CR: critically endangered; DD: data deficient):

Species Authority Year Distribution IUCN status Notes
Oziotelphusa aurantia (Herbst) 1799  India (Tamil Nadu) [3] known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa biloba Bahir & Yeo 2005  India (Kerala) [4] Kodagara and Koratti villages
Oziotelphusa bouvieri (Rathbun) 1904  India (Tamil Nadu) [5] only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa ceylonensis (Fernando) 1960  Sri Lanka [6] nine localities
Oziotelphusa dakuna Bahir & Yeo 2005  Sri Lanka [7] only known from 1 or 2 locations
Oziotelphusa gallicola Bahir & Yeo 2005  Sri Lanka [8] around Galle
Oziotelphusa hippocastanum (Müller) 1887  Sri Lanka [9]
Oziotelphusa intuta Bahir & Yeo 2005  Sri Lanka [10] only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa kerala Bahir & Yeo 2005  India (Kerala) [11] known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa kodagoda Bahir & Yeo 2005  Sri Lanka [12] only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa mineriyaensis Bott 1970  Sri Lanka [13] two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura
Oziotelphusa populosa Bahir & Yeo 2005  Sri Lanka [14] two localities
Oziotelphusa ritigala Bahir & Yeo 2005  Sri Lanka [15] two localities: Ritigala and Mundel
Oziotelphusa stricta Ng & Tay 2001  Sri Lanka [16]
Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis (Rathbun) 1904  India (Karnataka) [17]

References

  1. ↑ 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" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 12: 77–120.
  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. ↑ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa aurantia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa biloba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa bouvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa ceylonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa dakuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  8. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa gallicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  9. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa intuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  11. ↑ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa kerala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  12. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  13. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa mineriyaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  14. ↑ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa populosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  15. ↑ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa ritigala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  16. ↑ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa stricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  17. ↑ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa wagrakarowensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.