Clinothelphusa
| Clinothelphusa kakoota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Parathelphusidae |
| Genus: | Clinothelphusa Tay & Ng, 2001 |
| Species: | C. kakoota |
| Binomial name | |
| Clinothelphusa kakoota Tay & Ng, 2001 | |
Clinothelphusa kakoota is a species of crab in the family Parathelphusidae, which is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss, and is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is known from a single site with an area of less than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi).[2] Its nearest relatives are another Sri Lankan endemic genus of crabs, Ceylonthelphusa.[3]
References
| External identifiers for Clinothelphusa kakoota | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4270695 |
| NCBI | 676116 |
| WoRMS | 440627 |
- 1 2 M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall & R. Pethiyagoda (2005). "Clinothelphusa kakoota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
- ↑ Mohomed M. Bahir & Rohan Pethiyagoda (2006). "Conservation of Sri Lankan freshwater crabs". In Channa N. B. Bambaradeniya. The fauna of Sri Lanka: status of taxonomy, research, and conservation. IUCN. pp. 77–83. ISBN 978-955-8177-51-8.
- ↑ Natalie Beenaerts, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Peter K. L. Ng, Darren C. J. Yeo, Geert Jan Bex, Mohomed M. Bahir & Tom Artois (2010). "Phylogenetic diversity of Sri Lankan freshwater crabs and its implications for conservation". Molecular Ecology 19: 183–196. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04439.x. PMID 19943890.
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