Perbrinckia

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] 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. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s12/s12rbz121-126.pdf. 
  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. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Perbrinckia cracens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61723. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  4. ^ "Perbrinckia enodis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61722. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  5. ^ "Perbrinckia fenestra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61724. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  6. ^ "Perbrinckia fido". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61725. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  7. ^ "Perbrinckia gabadagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61726. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  8. ^ "Perbrinckia glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61727. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  9. ^ "Perbrinckia integra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61728. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  10. ^ "Perbrinckia morayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61729. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  11. ^ "Perbrinckia punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61731. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  12. ^ "Perbrinckia quadratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61732. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  13. ^ "Perbrinckia rosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61733. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  14. ^ "Perbrinckia scansor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61734. Retrieved March 17, 21010. 
  15. ^ "Perbrinckia scitula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61735. Retrieved March 17, 21010.