Pseudothelphusidae
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Pseudothelphusidae is a family
of freshwater crab
s found chiefly in mountain streams in the Neotropics. They are believed to have originated in the Greater Antilles
and then crossed to Central America
via a Pliocene
land bridge
.
. Predators of pseuthelphusid crabs include the yellow-spotted river turtle
and the tufted capuchin
.
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
of freshwater crab
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...
s found chiefly in mountain streams in the Neotropics. They are believed to have originated in the Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...
and then crossed to Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
via a Pliocene
Pliocene
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 2.588 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch...
land bridge
Land bridge
A land bridge, in biogeography, is an isthmus or wider land connection between otherwise separate areas, over which animals and plants are able to cross and colonise new lands...
.
Parasitology
Pseudothlepshusids are of significance to humans because many species are secondary hosts for lung flukes of the genus ParagonimusParagonimus
Paragonimus is an important genus of flatworms, or platyhelminths, that includes Paragonimus westermani, an infectious lung fluke endemic to Asia....
. Predators of pseuthelphusid crabs include the yellow-spotted river turtle
Yellow-spotted river turtle
The Yellow-spotted river turtle is one of the largest South American river turtles. It can grow up to 45 cm long and weigh up to 8 kg. This species can be recognized by its black or brown oval carapace with distinctive low keels on the second and third scutes...
and the tufted capuchin
Tufted Capuchin
The tufted capuchin , also known as brown capuchin or black-capped capuchin is a New World primate from South America...
.
Taxonomy
Forty genera are recognised:- AllacanthosAllacanthosAllacanthos is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae-Species:* Allacanthos pittieri * Allacanthos yawi Magalhaes, Lara & Wehrtmann, 2010...
Smalley, 1964 - Achlidon Smalley, 1964
- BrasiliothelphusaBrasiliothelphusaBrasiliothelphusa tapajoensis is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Brasiliothelphusa. It was described in 1986 from specimens caught in the Rio Tapajós in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List....
Magalhães & Türkay, 1986 - CamptophallusCamptophallusCamptophallus botti is a species of crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Camptophallus. It is endemic to the Nicaraguan departments of Matagalpa and Jinotega....
Smalley, 1965 - ChaceusChaceusChaceus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Chaceus caecus Rodriguez & Bosque, 1990* Chaceus cesarensis Rodriguez & Vilosia, 1992* Chaceus curumanensis Campos & Valencia, 2004...
Pretzmann, 1965 - DisparithelphusaDisparithelphusaDisparithelphusa pecki is a species of freshwater crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Disparithelphusa....
Smalley & Adkinson, 1984 - Ehecatusa Ng & Low, 2010
- EidocamptophallusEidocamptophallusEidocamptophallus chacei is a species of crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Eidocamptophallus....
Rodríguez & Hobbs, 1989 - ElsalvadoriaElsalvadoriaElsalvadoria is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Elsalvadoria tomhaasi Bott, 1970* Elsalvadoria zurstrasseni...
Bott, 1967 - EpiloboceraEpiloboceraEpilobocera is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Epilobocera armata Smith, 1870* Epilobocera capolongoi Pretzmann, 2000* Epilobocera cubensis Stimpson, 1860...
Stimpson, 1860 - EudanielaEudanielaEudaniela is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Eudaniela casanarensis * Eudaniela pestai...
Pretzmann, 1971 - FrediusFrediusFredius is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:*Fredius adpressus Rodríguez & Periera, 1992*Fredius beccarii *Fredius chaffanjoni...
Pretzmann, 1967 - GuinotiaGuinotiaGuinotia is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Guinotia dentata * Guinotia pestai Pretzmann, 1965* Guinotia rodriguezi Pretzmann, 1968...
Pretzmann, 1965 - HypoloboceraHypoloboceraHypolobocera is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Hypolobocera aequatorialis * Hypolobocera alata Campos, 1989* Hypolobocera andagoensis...
Ortmann, 1897 - KinglseyaKinglseyaKingsleya is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:*Kingsleya besti Magãlhaes, 1990*Kingsleya gustavoi Magãlhaes, 2004*Kingsleya junki Magãlhaes, 2003*Kingsleya latifrons...
Ortmann, 1897 - LindacatalinaLindacatalinaLindacatalina is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Lindacatalina brevipenis * Lindacatalina hauserae * Lindacatalina latipenis...
Pretzmann, 1977 - LobithelphusaLobithelphusaLobithelphusa mexicana is a species of crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, the only species in the genus Lobithelphusa....
Rodríguez, 1982 - MartianaMartianaMartiana clausa is a species of crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, the only species in the genus Martiana....
Rodríguez, 1980 - MicrothelphusaMicrothelphusaMicrothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Microthelphusa barinensis Rodríguez, 1980* Microthelphusa bolivari Rodríguez, 1980* Microthelphusa forcarti...
Pretzmann, 1968 - MoritschusMoritschusMoritschus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Moritschus altaquerensis Rodríguez, Campos & López, 2002* Moritschus caucasensis Campos, Malgahães & Rodríguez, 2002...
Pretzmann, 1965 - NeoepiloboceraNeoepiloboceraNeoepilobocera gertraudae is a species of cave-dwelling crab from Cuba.-Classification:The species was first described by Gerhard Pretzmann as Epilobocera gertraudae in 1965. N. gertraudae is classified in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and is the only species in the genus Neoepilobocera...
Capolongo & Pretzmann, 2002 - NeopseudothelphusaNeopseudothelphusaNeopseudothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Neopseudothelphusa fossor * Neopseudothelphusa simoni...
Pretzmann, 1965 - NeostrengeriaNeostrengeriaNeostrengeria is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:*Neostrengeria appressa Campos, 1992*Neostrengeria aspera Campos, 1992*Neostrengeria bataensis Campos & Pedraza, 2008...
Pretzmann, 1965 - OdontothelphusaOdontothelphusaOdontothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:*Odontothelphusa lacandona Alvarez & Villalobos, 1998*Odontothelphusa lacanjaensis Alvarez & Villalobos, 1998...
Rodríguez, 1982 - OedothelphusaOedothelphusaOedothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Oedithelphusa orientalis....
Rodríguez, 1980 - OrthothelphusaOrthothelphusaOrthothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Orthothelphusa holthuisi * Orthothelphusa roberti * Orthothelphusa venezuelensis...
Rodríguez, 1980 - PhallangothelphusaPhallangothelphusaPhallangothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Phallangothelphusa dispar * Phallangothelphusa magdalenensis Campos, 1998...
Pretzmann, 1965 - PhrygiopilusPhrygiopilusPhrygiopilus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Phrygiopilus acanthophallus Smalley, 1970* Phrygiopilus chuacusensis Smalley, 1970* Phrygiopilus ibarrai...
Smalley, 1970 - PotamocarcinusPotamocarcinusPotamocarcinus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae.*Potamocarcinus armatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853*Potamocarcinus aspoekorum *Potamocarcinus chajulensis Alvarez & Villalobos, 1998...
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 - PrionothelphusaPrionothelphusaPrionothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Prionothelphusa eliasi....
Rodríguez, 1980 - PseudothelphusaPseudothelphusaPseudothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:*Pseudothelphusa americana Saussure, 1857*Pseudothelphusa ayutlaensis Alvarez & Villalobos, 1997*Pseudothelphusa belliana Rathbun, 1898...
Saussure, 1857 - PtychophallusPtychophallusPtychophallus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae.-Species:*Ptychophallus barbillaensis Rodríguez & Hedström, 2000*Ptychophallus coastaricensis Villalobos, 1974*Ptychophallus cocleensis Pretzmann, 1965...
Smalley, 1964 - RaddausRaddausRaddaus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Raddaus bocourti * Raddaus mertensi * Raddaus orestrius...
Pretzmann, 1965 - RodriguezusRodriguezusRodriguezus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Rodriguezus garmani * Rodriguezus iturbei * Rodriguezus ranchograndensis...
Campos & Magalhães, 2005 - SmalleyusSmalleyusSmalleyus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Smalleyus tricristatus.Smalleyus tricristatus was described by Fernando Alvarez in 1989, based on specimens collected in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico .Smalleyus...
Alvarez, 1989 - SpirothelphusaSpirothelphusaSpirothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Spirothelphusa chiapensis Rodríguez & Smalley, 1969* Spirothelphusa verticalis...
Pretzmann, 1965 - StrengerianaStrengerianaStrengeriana is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Strengeriana antioquensis von Prahl, 1987* Strengeriana bolivarensis Rodríguez & Campos, 1989...
Pretzmann, 1971 - TehuanaTehuanaTehuana is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Tehuana chontalpaensis Villalobos & Alvarez, 2003* Tehuana complanata * Tehuana diabolis...
Rodríguez & Smalley, 1969 - TyphlopseudothelphusaTyphlopseudothelphusaTyphlopseudothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:* Typhlopseudothelphusa acanthochela Hobbs, 1986* Typhlopseudothelphusa hyba Rodríguez & Hobbs, 1989...
Rioja, 1952 - VillalobosiusVillalobosiusVillalobosius is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing a single species, Villalobosius lopezformenti. It lives in the northern part of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and is adapted to a troglobitic lifestyle.-Nomenclature:The species was...
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