Mahatha

Mahatha
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Mahatha
Ng & Tay, 2001
Type species
Mahatha adonis
Ng & Tay, 2001
Species
  • Mahatha adonis Ng & Tay, 2001
  • Mahatha helaya Bahir & Ng, 2005
  • Mahatha iora Ng & Tay, 2001
  • Mahatha lacuna Bahir & Ng, 2005
  • Mahatha ornatipes (Roux, 1915)
  • Mahatha regina Bahir & Ng, 2005

Mahatha is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka. Four of the six species are critically endangered due to habitat loss, and two are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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