Ptychophallus
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Ptychophallus is a genus of crab
s in the family Pseudothelphusidae
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Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Pseudothelphusidae
Pseudothelphusidae
Pseudothelphusidae is a family of freshwater crabs 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.-Parasitology:...
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Species
- Ptychophallus barbillaensis Rodríguez & Hedström, 2000
- Ptychophallus coastaricensis Villalobos, 1974
- Ptychophallus cocleensis Pretzmann, 1965
- Ptychophallus colombianus (Rathbun, 1893)
- Ptychophallus exilipes (Rathbun, 1898)
- Ptychophallus goldmanni Pretzmann, 1965
- Ptychophallus kuna Campos & Lemaitre, 1999
- Ptychophallus lavallensis Pretzmann, 1978
- Ptychophallus micracanthus Rodríguez, 1994
- Ptychophallus montanus (Rathbun, 1898)
- Ptychophallus osaensis Rodríguez, 2001
- Ptychophallus paraxantusi (Bott, 1968)
- Ptychophallus tristani (Rathbun, 1896)
- Ptychophallus tumimanus (Rathbun, 1898)
- Ptychophallus uncinatus Campos & Lemaitre, 1999
- Ptychophallus xantusi (Rathbun, 1893)