Biology:Paratymolus
Paratymolus is a genus of small marine crabs, found from a wide region in the Indo-West Pacific, including Singapore.[1][2] Originally, P. latipes and P. sexspinosus were thought to be part of this genus, but they were subsequently clarified to be part of two other genera, Dumea and Litosus respectively.[1]
Habitat
Crabs of this genus can be found in coastal areas of the Pacific ocean. This includes Australia, Singapore, Korea and Indonesia.[3] This genus is often found from locations with sandy seabeds, mudflats, or reefs.[1]
Morphology
This genus is identifiable through the presence of one or more small rounded protuberances on the rear-side edge of the carapace, as well as moderately-long eye stalks.[1]
Conservation status
This genus is not listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened species, and most of these species has not been evaluated globally. However, Paratymolus cygnus itself is identified as critically endangered locally.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Loh, LW; Ng, PKL (31 December 1999). "A revision of the spider craps of the genus Paratymolus Miers, 1879, with descriptions of two new genera and six new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47 (2): 365-407.
- ↑ "A revision of the spider crabs of the genus Paratymolus Miers, 1879, with descriptions of two new genera and six new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=340678.
- ↑ "Paratymolus Miers, 1879". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4375246.
- ↑ Davison, G. W. H., ed (2024). The Singapore red data book: red lists of Singapore biodiversity (Third ed.). Singapore: National Parks Board. ISBN 978-981-18-9903-4.
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