Science comes to endangered Lake Sebu
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A new species of freshwater crab was discovered last year in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. The Sundathelphusa miguelito crab is "very likely to be endemic in Mindanao, and further study," says Jose C. E. Mendoza, a lecturer at the National University f Singapore who, with Emerson Sy of the Philippine Center for Terrestrial and Aquatic Research, made the discovery. The edible crab, characterized by shorter claws, is the fifth species of freshwater crabs discovered in Mindanao.
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Icamina, P. (2018, October 12). Science comes to endangered Lake Sebu. Malaya Business Insight, p. A2.
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Philippine Center for Terrestrial and Aquatic Research National University of Singapore Mindanao State University (MSU)-General Santos Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST- PCAARRD) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
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