Limnopilos naiyanetri

Limnopilos naiyanetri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Hymenosomatidae
Genus: Limnopilos
Species:
L. naiyanetri
Binomial name
Limnopilos naiyanetri
Chuang & Ng, 1991
Synonyms[citation needed]
  • Hymenicoides naiyanetri (Ng, 1995)
An individual of this species photographed in captivity.

Limnopilos naiyanetri, commonly referred to as the Thai micro crab or pill-box crab, is a freshwater hymenosomatid crab endemic to Thailand.[1] Its presence has only been confirmed in the Tha Chin River. The species was described in 1991 and represents the type species of Limnopilos. The Thai micro crab was first introduced to the aquarium hobby in 2008 when it was imported to Germany by the tropical fish importer Aquarium Glaser GmbH,[2] and has slowly grown in popularity with aquarium hobbyists. It remains a relatively rare species on the market and detailed information on the husbandry of this species is scarce.

  1. ^ Chuang, Christina; Ng, Peter (May 1991). "Preliminary descriptions of one new genus and three new species of hymenosomatid crabs from Southeast Asia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 39 (2): 363–368.
  2. ^ Diehl, K. (18 November 2008). "Limnopilos naiyanetri". Aquarium Glaser GmbH.