Johora thaiana
| Johora thaiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamidae |
| Genus: | Johora |
| Species: | J. thaiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Johora thaiana Leelawathanagoon, Lheknim & Ng, 2005 [2] | |
Johora thaiana is a species of freshwater crab described from specimens found in Thailand, as the name was derived. Most species in this genus are found in Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia so this is the most northern species of the genus. The crab is completely aquatic and can be found under rocks or vegetation in flowing streams and adjacent pools. However, they tend to inhabit sheltered habitats with slower water. They are active more at night.[2]
References
- ↑ Esser, L. and Cumberlidge, N. (2008). Johora thaiana. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- 1 2 Pimonpan Leelawathanagoon, Vachira Lheknim & Peter K. L. Ng (2005). "On a new species of freshwater crab of the genus Johora (Brachyura, Potamidae) from Peninsular Thailand" (PDF). Crustaceana 78 (1): 59–66.
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