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).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Perbrinckia Bott, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Thelphusa enodis Kingsley, 1880
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Species
edit- 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]
References
edit- ^ Mohomed M. Bahir; Peter K. L. Ng; Keith Crandall & Rohan Pethiyagoda (2005). "A conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 12: 121–126.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia cracens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61723A12545915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61723A12545915.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia enodis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61722A12545551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61722A12545551.en.
- ^ Esser, L.J. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia fenestra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61724A12546389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61724A12546389.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia fido". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61725A12546789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61725A12546789.en.
- ^ Esser, L.J. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia gabadagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61726A12547200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61726A12547200.en.
- ^ Esser, L.J. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61727A12547571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61727A12547571.en.
- ^ Esser, L.J. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia integra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61728A12547944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61728A12547944.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia morayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61729A12548303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61729A12548303.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61731A12549259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61731A12549259.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia quadratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61732A12549692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61732A12549692.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia rosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61733A12550071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61733A12550071.en.
- ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia scansor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61734A12550361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61734A12550361.en.
- ^ Esser, L.J. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Perbrinckia scitula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61735A12550648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61735A12550648.en.
- ^ "Perbrinckia uva". Catalogue of Life. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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