Perbrinckia
Genus of crabs
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Perbrinckia is a genus of freshwater crabs of the family Gecarcinucidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka,[1] named after Per Brinck. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It contains 14 species,[2] 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).
| Perbrinckia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Perbrinckia Bott, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Thelphusa enodis Kingsley, 1880 | |
Species
- Perbrinckia cracens Ng, 1995
[3] - Perbrinckia enodis (Kinglsey, 1880) [4]
- Perbrinckia fenestra Bahir & Ng, 2005
[5] - Perbrinckia fido Ng, 1995 [6]
- Perbrinckia gabadagei Bahir & Ng, 2005 [7]
- Perbrinckia glabra Ng, 1995 [8]
- Perbrinckia integra Ng, 1995 [9]
- Perbrinckia morayensis Ng & Tay, 2001 [10]
- Perbrinckia punctata Ng, 1995 [11]
- Perbrinckia quadratus Ng & Tay, 2001 [12]
- Perbrinckia rosae Bahir & Ng, 2005 [13]
- Perbrinckia scansor (Ng, 1995)
[14] - Perbrinckia scitula Ng, 1995 [15]
- Perbrinckia uva Bahir, 1998 [16]
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