Deckenia imitatrix

Deckenia imitatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Deckeniidae
Genus: Deckenia
Species:
D. imitatrix
Binomial name
Deckenia imitatrix
Hilgendorf, 1869

Deckenia imitatrix is a species of crustacean in the family Deckeniidae. It is found in the coastal plains between Kenya and Somalia.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss, and is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Neil Cumberlidge (2008). "Deckenia imitatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008 e.T44516A10909993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44516A10909993.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Saskia A. E. Marijnissen; Sven Lange & Neil Cumberlidge (2005). "Revised distribution of the African freshwater crab genus Deckenia Hilgendorf, 1868 (Brachyura, Potamoidea, Deckeniidae)" (PDF). Crustaceana. 78 (7): 889–896. doi:10.1163/156854005774445546. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-01-31.