Mishima Freshwater Crab
ミシマサワガニ · Mishimasawagani
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- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- April 23, 2013
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- Scientific name
- Geothelphusa mishima
About the Mishima Freshwater Crab
Geothelphusa mishima is a small freshwater crab endemic to Kuroshima, Kuchinoerabujima, and the Uji Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. Like other crabs of its genus, it completes its life cycle without entering the sea, and its young hatch as miniature crabs rather than free-swimming larvae. It is designated a prefectural Natural Monument because of its scientific importance for understanding island history and speciation.
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The Mishima Freshwater Crab is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
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