Mahatha helaya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gecarcinucoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Gecarcinucoidea

Familia: Parathelphusidae
Genus: Mahatha
Species: Mahatha helaya

Name

Mahatha helaya Bahir & Ng, 2005

Type locality: Road (Colombo–Haputale Road), at Kalupahana, near Haldumulla, 06°50’45"N, 080°50’E, altitude 950 m.

Holotype: ZRC. male ♂. 28.V.1996. legit M.M. Bahir. ZRC 2003.265.

References

• Bahir, M.M. & Ng, P.K.L. 2005. Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahata, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 47–75. PDF. Reference page.