Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka
<p>There are 52 species of freshwater crabs in Sri Lanka and 51 of them are endemic. There are several species that are known only from a single locality. <em>Ceylonthelphusa armata</em> is such a species, and we have initiated a study to record the distribution of this species as...
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author | U. S.C. Udagedera Dinesh E. Gabadage M. M.M. Najim |
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description | <p>There are 52 species of freshwater crabs in Sri Lanka and 51 of them are endemic. There are several species that are known only from a single locality. <em>Ceylonthelphusa armata</em> is such a species, and we have initiated a study to record the distribution of this species as its typical locality is heavily polluted at Kadugannawa. At present <em>C. armata</em> is known from six localities, and this information will be useful to facilitate the conservation of the species by assessing the Red List. </p><div> </div> |
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spelling | doaj.art-b15b994251234072a4b3885e5e44ff6f2022-12-22T00:01:37ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-09-017117791779410.11609/jott.2323.7791-77941779Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri LankaU. S.C. Udagedera0Dinesh E. Gabadage1M. M.M. Najim2Graduate Student, Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), University of Colombo, Sri LankaBiodiversity Conservation Society, Number 150/6, Stanly Thilakaratne Mawatha, Nugegoda, Sri LankaDepartment of Zoology and Environmental Management, Faculty of . Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<p>There are 52 species of freshwater crabs in Sri Lanka and 51 of them are endemic. There are several species that are known only from a single locality. <em>Ceylonthelphusa armata</em> is such a species, and we have initiated a study to record the distribution of this species as its typical locality is heavily polluted at Kadugannawa. At present <em>C. armata</em> is known from six localities, and this information will be useful to facilitate the conservation of the species by assessing the Red List. </p><div> </div>http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2323Conservationendemicinvertebratespollutionthreatened taxa. |
spellingShingle | U. S.C. Udagedera Dinesh E. Gabadage M. M.M. Najim Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka Journal of Threatened Taxa Conservation endemic invertebrates pollution threatened taxa. |
title | Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka |
title_full | Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka |
title_fullStr | Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka |
title_full_unstemmed | Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka |
title_short | Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka |
title_sort | distribution notes on the endangered freshwater crab ceylonthelphusa armata ng 1995 crustacea brachyura gecarcinucidae in sri lanka |
topic | Conservation endemic invertebrates pollution threatened taxa. |
url | http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2323 |
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