Oziotelphusa Explained

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).[1] The genus was formerly placed within family Parathelphusidae, but now it is accepted that Parathelphusidae is the junior synonym of Gecarcinucidae.[2] [3]

The genus Oziotelphusa contains fifteen species,[4] all of which are included on the IUCN Red List (LC: least concern; VU: vulnerable; EN: endangered; CR: critically endangered; DD: data deficient):

Species Authority Year Distribution IUCN status Notes
Oziotelphusa aurantia 1799 (Tamil Nadu) [5] known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa biloba Bahir & Yeo 2005 (Kerala) [6] Kodagara and Koratti villages
Oziotelphusa bouvieri 1904 (Tamil Nadu) [7] only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa ceylonensis 1960 [8] nine localities
Oziotelphusa dakuna Bahir & Yeo 2005 [9] only known from 1 or 2 locations
Oziotelphusa gallicola Bahir & Yeo 2005 [10] around Galle
Oziotelphusa hippocastanum 1887 [11]
Oziotelphusa intuta Bahir & Yeo 2005 [12] only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa kerala Bahir & Yeo 2005 (Kerala) [13] known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa kodagoda Bahir & Yeo 2005 [14] only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa mineriyaensis Bott 1970 [15] two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura
Oziotelphusa populosa Bahir & Yeo 2005 [16] two localities
Oziotelphusa ritigala Bahir & Yeo 2005 [17] two localities: Ritigala and Mundel
Oziotelphusa senex 1798
Oziotelphusa stricta Ng & Tay 2001 [18]
Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis 1904 (Karnataka) [19]

Notes and References

  1. Mohomed M. Bahir . Darren C. J. Yeo . amp . 2005 . . Suppl. 12 . 77–120 . A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parathelphusidae), with descriptions of eight new species .
  2. Web site: Gecarcinucidae . Barcode of Life Systems (BOLD) . 5 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Oziotelphusa . ZipcodeZoo . 5 June 2016.
  4. . 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 .
  5. Esser, L. and Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa aurantia . 2008 . e.T134848A4022787 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134848A4022787.en . 12 November 2021.
  6. Esser, L. and Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa biloba . 2008 . e.T135068A4065663 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135068A4065663.en . 12 November 2021.
  7. Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa bouvieri . 2008 . e.T134178A3914923 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134178A3914923.en . 12 November 2021.
  8. Esser, L.J. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa ceylonensis . 2008 . e.T61713A12541513 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61713A12541513.en . 12 November 2021.
  9. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa dakuna . 2008 . e.T61714A12542149 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61714A12542149.en . 12 November 2021.
  10. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa gallicola . 2008 . e.T61715A12542540 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61715A12542540.en . 12 November 2021.
  11. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa hippocastanum . 2008 . e.T61716A12542936 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61716A12542936.en . 12 November 2021.
  12. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa intuta . 2008 . e.T61717A12543341 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61717A12543341.en . 12 November 2021.
  13. Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa kerala . 2008 . e.T135070A4066012 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135070A4066012.en . 12 November 2021.
  14. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa kodagoda . 2008 . e.T61739A12551521 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61739A12551521.en . 12 November 2021.
  15. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa minneriyaensis . 2008 . e.T61718A12543742 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61718A12543742.en . 12 November 2021.
  16. Bahir, M.M. . Ng Kee Lin, P. . Crandall, K.A. . Pethiyagoda, R. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa populosa . 2008 . e.T61740A12551838 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61740A12551838.en . 12 November 2021.
  17. Esser, L.J. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa ritigala . 2008 . e.T61719A12544140 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61719A12544140.en . 12 November 2021.
  18. Esser, L.J. . Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa stricta . 2008 . e.T61720A12544713 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61720A12544713.en . 12 November 2021.
  19. Esser, L. and Cumberlidge, N. . 2008 . Oziothelphusa wagrakarowensis . 2008 . e.T134603A3984945 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134603A3984945.en . 12 November 2021.

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