Haberma tingkok

Haberma tingkok is a species of micro-mangrove crab native to Hong Kong.[1] It is the third species placed in the genus Haberma that was discovered 15 years ago.[2]

Haberma tingkok
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
H. tingkok
Binomial name
Haberma tingkok
Cannacci & Ng 2017

Description

Haberma tingkok is less than a centimeter long. It was collected from a height of 1.5-1.8 meters.[3] It was discovered by Dr. Stefano Cannicci from the University of Hong Kong and Dr. Peter Ng from the University of Singapore.[4]

References

  1. "Species New to Science". novataxa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. Estes, Adam Clark. "Wait, Crabs Can Climb Trees?!". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  3. "New species of terrestrial crab found climbing on trees in Hong Kong -- ScienceDaily". www.sciencedaily.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  4. "New species of terrestrial crab found climbing on trees in Hong Kong". Retrieved 2017-03-23.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.