''Austrothelphusa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
freshwater crab endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Australia, comprising the following species:
*''
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)
Most of these species are restricted to
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, but ''
Austrothelphusa transversa'' is also found in
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
,
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
and
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
These crabs grow to a
carapace width of and are
omnivores.
References
Gecarcinucoidea
Freshwater crustaceans of Australia
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