Austrothelphusa Explained

Austrothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crab endemic to Australia, comprising the following species:[1] 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 and are omnivores.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp . 17 May 2010 . 6 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061453/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Austrothelphusa . Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates . . 17 May 2010.

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