Geothelphusa tawu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Potamoidea

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: Potamoidea

Superfamilia: Potamidae
Subfamilia: Potamiscinae
Genus: Geothelphusa
Species: Geothelphusa tawu

Name

Geothelphusa tawu Shy , Ng & Yu, 1994

Type locality: Taiwan, Taitung Hsien, Tawu.

Holotype: NTOU. male ♂. 24.VIII.1992. legit J.Y. Shy & W.L. Tsay. NTOU F10203.

Vernacular names

English: Wu Ze Large Crab

References

• Shy, J.Y., Ng, P.K.L. & Yu, H.P. 1994. Crabs of the genus Geothelphusa Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Taiwan, with descriptions of 25 new species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 42(4): 781–846. PDF Reference page.