Migmathelphusa olivacea

Migmathelphusa olivacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Parathelphusidae
Genus: Migmathelphusa
Chia & Ng, 2006
Species: M. olivacea
Binomial name
Migmathelphusa olivacea
Chia & Ng, 2006

Migmathelphusa olivacea is a species of freshwater crab found in Lake Poso on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[2] It is the only species in its genus.[2] It is listed by the IUCN as Endangered, given "its extent of occurrence and area of occupancy is less than 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi)", and its individuals being found in less than five locations. There is also a "decline in the extent and quality of its habitat and it is not found in a protected area". Being found around a lake, "present and future threats to this species include human-induced habitat loss/degradation due to population increases and industrial and agrarian development".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Esser, L. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Migmathelphusa olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3,1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Chia, Oliver KS, and Peter KL Ng. "The freshwater crabs of Sulawesi, with descriptions of two new genera and four new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae)." (2006).

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