Sayamia germaini

Sayamia germaini[1][2] is a species of freshwater crabs, now moved from the Parathelphusidae to the subfamily Parathelphusinae, found in Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam.[3] This crab is considered an alien invasive species to Taiwan[4] and is included on the list of least concern arthropods.

Sayamia germaini

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Sayamia
Species:
S. germaini
Binomial name
Sayamia germaini
(Rathbun, 1902)

References

  1. Rathbun MJ (1902) Description des nouvelles especes de Parathelphusa appartenant au Museum de Paris. Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. Nat. 1902(3): 184-187
  2. World Register of Marine Species: Sayamia germaini (Rathbun, 1902) (retrieved 19 August 2017)
  3. IUCN map Sayamia germaini (retrieved 19 August 2017)
  4. Flickr photograph (retrieved 19 August 2017)
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