Biology:Austrothelphusa
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Short description: Genus of crabs
| Austrothelphusa | |
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| Austrothelphusa transversa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Austrothelphusa Bott, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Thelphusa transversa Von Martens, 1868
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Austrothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crab endemic to Australia , comprising the following species:[1]
- Austrothelphusa wasselli Austrothelphusa valentula
- Austrothelphusa raceki Austrothelphusa agassizi
- (Rathbun, 1905) (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
- (Bishop, 1963) (Bishop, 1963)
- Austrothelphusa tigrina Austrothelphusa insularis
- (Short, 1994) (Riek, 1951)
- Austrothelphusa angustifrons (Colosi, 1919)
- (von Martens, 1868) Austrothelphusa transversa
Most of these species are restricted to Queensland, but Austrothelphusa transversa is also found in New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia.[2]
These crabs grow to a carapace width of 50 millimetres (2.0 in) and are omnivores.[2]
References
- ↑ 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". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Austrothelphusa". Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre. http://mdfrc.org.au/bugguide/display.asp?type=5&class=18&subclass=33&Order=38&family=185&couplet=0. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q2710127 entry
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