Ceylonthelphusa durrelli is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae.[2][1] It is native to Central Province, Sri Lanka.[1]
| Ceylonthelphusa durrelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Ceylonthelphusa |
| Species: | C. durrelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceylonthelphusa durrelli N.G.Bahir, 2005
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The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa durrelli is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2008.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa durrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61695A12528165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61695A12528165.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Ceylonthelphusa durrelli". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
Further reading edit
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.
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