Gecarcinucidae

The Gecarcinucidae are a family of true freshwater crabs. They are found throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with a single genus found in Australia.

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Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. Its members are found in Sri Lanka and southern India (throughout Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the southern part of Karnataka). The genus was formerly placed within family Parathelphusidae, but now it is accepted that Parathelphusidae is the junior synonym of Gecarcinucidae.

Somanniathelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs found in southeast China, Taiwan, and southeast Asia. It includes the following species:

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Mahatha is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka. Four of the six species are critically endangered due to habitat loss, and two are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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Perbrinckia is a genus of freshwater crabs of the family Gecarcinucidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka, named after Per Brinck. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It contains 14 species, most of which are included on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered species (CR) or vulnerable species (VU) because they are threatened by habitat loss; only one species is of least concern (LC).

Esanthelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs, found in South-East Asia.

Mekhongthelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae, found in South-East Asia.

Ghatiana is a genus of freshwater crabs, found among the Western Ghats in India.

Pilarta is a genus of freshwater crabs that are endemic to the southern Western Ghats in India.

Sayamia is a genus of freshwater crabs, found in South-East Asia. Three species are included on the list of least concern (lc) arthropods, but S. melanodactylus is endangered.

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species of crustacean

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Sundathelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae, endemic to the Philippines and parts of Indonesia, including Sulawesi. These crabs exhibit remarkable adaptations to diverse freshwater habitats, including caves and montane streams.

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Guinothusa is a genus of freshwater crabs, found in South-East Asia.

Gubernatoriana is a genus of freshwater crabs, found among the Western Ghats in India.

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Clinothelphusa kakoota is a species of crab in the family Gecarcinucidae, which is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, and is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List. It is known from a single site with an area of less than . Its nearest relatives are another Sri Lankan endemic genus of crabs, Ceylonthelphusa.

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species of crustacean

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species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

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species of crustacean