Biology:Demanietta

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Demanietta
Demanietta renongensis.jpg
Demanietta renongensis
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Demanietta

Bott, 1966 [1]
Type species
Potamon (Potamon) manii
(Rathbun, 1904)

Demanietta is a genus of freshwater crabs found in Indochinese Peninsula of Southeast Asia. Most of them are found in fast flowing water habitats, giving their common name "waterfall crabs". The genus contains ten described species:[1]

  • Demanietta manii (Rathbun, 1904)
  • Demanietta renongensis (Rathbun, 1904)
  • Demanietta merguensis (Bott, 1966)
  • Demanietta thagatensi (Rathbun, 1904)
  • Demanietta tritrungensis (Naiyanetr, 1986)
  • Demanietta huahin Yeo, Naiyanetr & Ng, 1999
  • Demanietta khirikhan Yeo, Naiyanetr & Ng, 1999
  • Demanietta lansak Yeo, Naiyanetr & Ng, 1999
  • Demanietta nakhons Yeo, Naiyanetr & Ng, 1999
  • Demanietta suanphung Yeo, Naiyanetr & Ng, 1999

Thaiphusa sirikit was originally describes as Demanietta sirikit

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Darren C. J. Yeo , P. Naiyanetr and Peter K. L. Ng (1999). "Revision of the Waterfall Crabs of the Genus Demanietta (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology 19 (3): 530–555. doi:10.2307/1549261. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18585580 entry