Disparithelphusa
Disparithelphusa pecki is a species of freshwater crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Disparithelphusa.[1]
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| Genus: | Disparithelphusa Smalley & Adkinson, 1984 |
| Species: | D. pecki |
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The first specimens of D. pecki were collected by Stewart Peck in 1971 at an altitude of 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico (17°42′N 96°19′W).[2] They were deposited at the Museum of Natural History, Tulane University, and described as a new species by Alfred Smalley and Daniel Adkinson in 1984.[2]
The species is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[3]
References
- 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 2011-06-06.
- Alfred E. Smalley & Daniel L. Adkison (1984). "Disparithelphusa pecki, a new genus and species of fresh-water crab from Mexico (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae)" (PDF). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 4 (1): 127–133. doi:10.2307/1547901.
- N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Disparithelphusa pecki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T134274A3930398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134274A3930398.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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