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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Main Authors: U. S.C. Udagedera, Dinesh E. Gabadage, M. M.M. Najim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2323
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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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