Epilobocera sinuatifrons

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Epilobocera sinuatifrons
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Epiloboceridae
Genus: Epilobocera
Species:
E. sinuatifrons
Binomial name
Epilobocera sinuatifrons
Synonyms
  • Boscia sinuatifronsA. Milne-Edwards, 1866 [2]

Epilobocera sinuatifrons [3] is a freshwater crab [4] of the family Epiloboceridae. [2] The species is widely distributed in streams of Puerto Rico and occurs also on Saint Croix (the U.S. Virgin Islands). [1] [5] [6]

Epilobocera sinuatifrons is one of the most abundant predatory freshwater decapods in the freshwater streams of Puerto Rico. [7] The juveniles are aquatic while the adults feed also on terrestrial resources on the forest floor adjacent to streams. [6]

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References

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