Austrothelphusa
| Austrothelphusa | |
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| Austrothelphusa transversa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Austrothelphusa , 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]
- (Rathbun, 1905)
- (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
- (Colosi, 1919)
- (Bishop, 1963)
- (Short, 1994)
- Austrothelphusa transversa (von Martens, 1868)
- (Riek, 1951)
- (Bishop, 1963)
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" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
- ^ a b "Austrothelphusa". Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates. . Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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