Ceylonthelphusa savitriae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gecarcinucoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Gecarcinucoidea

Familia: Gecarcinucidae
Subfamilia: Gecarcinucinae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species: Ceylonthelphusa savitriae

Name

Ceylonthelphusa savitriae Bahir & Ng, 2005

Type locality: male, 44.8 by 33.9 mm, from under stones in water approx. 10 cm deep in a stream flowing through Morningside Estate, 06°24’N, 080°38’E, altitude 1060 m, coll. S. H. K. Wewelwala and M. M. Bahir, 20 Nov.2002.

Holotype: ZRC. male ♂. 20.XI.2002. legit S.H.K. Wewelwala and M.M. Bahir. ZRC 2003.272 (formerly WHT 10829).

References

• Bahir, M.M. & Ng, P.K.L. 2005. Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahata, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 47–75. PDF. Reference page.