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).

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.


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