Ceylonthelphusa orthos is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae.[2][1]
Ceylonthelphusa orthos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
Genus: | Ceylonthelphusa |
Species: | C. orthos
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Binomial name | |
Ceylonthelphusa orthos Ng & Tay, 2001
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The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa orthos is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2008.[1]