Patithelphusa

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'''''Patithelphusa''''' is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family ''Gecarcinucidae'' and subfamily ''Parathelphusinae''. This is a newly reported genus from Southeast Asia.<ref name="Ng">{{cite journal|journal=Raffles Bulletin of Zoology |year=2008 |volume=17 |pages=1–286 |title=Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world |author1=Peter K. L. Ng |author2=Danièle Guinot |author3=Peter J. F. Davie |url=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061453/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-06 }}</ref> The new genus of Gecarcinucid freshwater crab, is described from the Servarayan Hills (Eastern Ghats), Yercaud of Salem District, Tamil Nadu. This genus has been newly erected with a single species, '''''Patithelphusa yercaudensis''''' which is closely related to the genera, ''Baratha'' (Bahir & Yeo, 2007)<ref>Bahir MM, Yeo DCJ (2007) The gecarcinucid freshwater crabs of southern India (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 16: 309–354. </ref> and ''Travancoriana'' (Bott, 1969).<ref>Bott R (1969) Flüsskrabben aus Asien und ihre Klassifikation (Crustacea, Decapoda). Senckenbergiana Biologica 50(5/6): 359–366.</ref> This species is morphologically differentiated from its close relatives based on the carapace which is broader in this species. The unique male reproductive structure and triangular lobes are other distinct characters.<ref>Mitra S, Rath S, Jung W-K, Kim H-W, Kundu S (2025) Scuttling in the highlands: Discovery of a new genus and species of freshwater crabs (Decapoda, Gecarcinucidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India. ZooKeys 1257: 71-90. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1257.156494 </ref>

==Etymology== The genus was named to honour an Indian freshwater crab taxonomist Sameer Kumar Pati for his contribution.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-freshwater-crab-genus-identified-in-yercaud/article70229049.ece</ref>

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Category:Gecarcinucidae Category:Monotypic decapod genera