Perbrinckia

Perbrinckia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Parathelphusidae
Genus:	Perbrinckia Bott, 1969
Type species
Thelphusa enodis Kingsley, 1880

Perbrinckia is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka,^[1] named after Per Brinck. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It contains 13 species,^[2] most of which are included on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered species (CR) or vulnerable species (VU) because they are threatened by habitat loss; only one species is of least concern (LC).

• Perbrinckia cracens Ng, 1995 ^[3]
• Perbrinckia enodis (Kinglsey, 1880) ^[4]
• Perbrinckia fenestra Bahir & Ng, 2005 ^[5]
• Perbrinckia fido Ng, 1995 ^[6]
• Perbrinckia gabadagei Bahir & Ng, 2005 ^[7]
• Perbrinckia glabra Ng, 1995 ^[8]
• Perbrinckia integra Ng, 1995 ^[9]
• Perbrinckia morayensis Ng & Tay, 2001 ^[10]
• Perbrinckia punctata Ng, 1995 ^[11]
• Perbrinckia quadratus Ng & Tay, 2001 ^[12]
• Perbrinckia rosae Bahir & Ng, 2005 ^[13]
• Perbrinckia scansor (Ng, 1995) ^[14]
• Perbrinckia scitula Ng, 1995 ^[15]
• Perbrinckia uva Bahir, 1998 ^[16]

References

1. Mohomed M. Bahir, Peter K. L. Ng, Keith Crandall & Rohan Pethiyagoda (2005). "A conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 12: 121–126.
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. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia cracens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
4. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia enodis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
5. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia fenestra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
6. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia fido". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
7. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia gabadagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
8. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
9. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia integra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
10. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia morayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
11. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
12. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia quadratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
13. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia rosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
14. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia scansor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
15. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia scitula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
16. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Perbrinckia uva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 17, 2010.