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Esanthelphusa phetchaburi (Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Esanthelphusa phetchaburi (Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993)
Name authority
(Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Gecarcinucidae
Genus
Esanthelphusa
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderDecapoda
  7. suborderPleocyemata
  8. infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
  9. section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
  10. subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
  11. superfamilyGecarcinucoidea Rathbun, 1904
  12. familyGecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904
  13. genusEsanthelphusa Naiyanetr, 1994
  14. speciesEsanthelphusa phetchaburi (Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Esanthelphusa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Esanthelphusa denchaii (Naiyanetr, 1984)GecarcinucidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esanthelphusa nimoafi Yeo, 2004GecarcinucidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esanthelphusa prolatus (Rathbun, 1902)GecarcinucidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 6 records assigned to Gecarcinucidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Somanniathelphusa phetchaburi Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993 Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=440638 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3BGDC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.