Phallangothelphusa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Pseudothelphusidae |
Genus: | Phallangothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965 |
Phallangothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae. It contains five described species: [1] [2]
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. Some species of this family are troglobitic.
Neostrengeria is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Potamocarcinus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae.
Ptychophallus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae.
Fredius is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Epilobocera is a genus of crabs in the family Epiloboceridae. It is the only genus in its family; this taxonomic arrangement follows the revision of the family Pseudothelphusidae by Álvarez and colleagues.
Neoepilobocera gertraudae is a species of cave-dwelling crab from Cuba.
Chaceus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Eudaniela is a genus of crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae.
Guinotia is a monotypic genus of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing only the species Guinotia dentata, commonly known as cyrique. They have few predators. Found in the West Indies, they are easily caught and thus are used locally as a food source.
Lindacatalina is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Microthelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Moritschus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Neopseudothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Phrygiopilus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Raddaus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Spirothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Strengeriana is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Tehuana is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Microthelphusa wymani is a species from the genus Microthelphusa.