Austrothelphusa

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Austrothelphusa

Genus of crabs

Austrothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crab endemic to Australia, comprising the following species:[1]

  • Austrothelphusa agassizi (Rathbun, 1905)
  • Austrothelphusa angustifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
  • Austrothelphusa insularis (Colosi, 1919)
  • Austrothelphusa raceki (Bishop, 1963)
  • Austrothelphusa tigrina (Short, 1994)
  • Austrothelphusa transversa (von Martens, 1868)
  • Austrothelphusa valentula (Riek, 1951)
  • Austrothelphusa wasselli (Bishop, 1963)

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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 50 millimetres (2.0 in) and are omnivores.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Austrothelphusa". Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre. Retrieved 17 May 2010.


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