Freshwater crab Nature (IUCN); of the species for which data are available, 32% are threatened with extinction. For instance, all but one of Sri Lanka's 50 freshwater crab species are endemic to that country, and more than half are critically endangered. Freshwater crab There are around 1,300 species of freshwater crabs, distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, divided among eight families. They show direct development and maternal care of a small number of offspring, in contrast to marine crabs which release thousands of planktonic larvae. This limits the dispersal abilities of freshwater crabs, so they tend to be endemic to small areas.
National Collection of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria the OST review, that suggested the NCFB no longer met the needs of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) In 2000, NCIMB Ltd. was fully spun out from the university and became an independent, privately-held company NCIMB Ltd. continues to manage the "National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria" under the direction of Dr Samantha Law, the current curator. National Collection of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria The National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) is a culture collection in the United Kingdom consisting of microorganisms from environmental samples (particularly marine bacteria) as well as