Hypolobocera

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Hypolobocera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Pseudothelphusidae
Genus: Hypolobocera
Ortmann, 1897

Hypolobocera is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, found in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. [1] [2] The major and future threats to these species include human-induced habitat loss/degradation and water pollution.

Species

It containing the following species: [3]

References

  1. Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Hypolobocera andagoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T134845A4022256. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134845A4022256.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Campos, Martha R. (2003). "A review of the freshwater crabs of the genus Hypolobocera Ortmann, 1897 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae), from Colombia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (3): 754–802. Retrieved October 18, 2024 via ResearchGate.
  3. De Grave, Sammy (16 May 2021). "Hypolobocera Ortmann, 1897". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 9 March 2025.