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Family of crabs
Pseudothelphusidae is a
family of
freshwater crabs found chiefly in mountain streams in the
Neotropics.
[2] They are believed to have originated in the
Greater Antilles and then crossed to
Central America via a
Pliocene
land bridge.
[2] Some species of this family are
troglobitic.
Parasitology
Pseudothelpshusids are of significance to humans because many species are
secondary hosts for
lung flukes of the genus
Paragonimus.
[3]
Predators of pseuthelphusid crabs include the
yellow-spotted river turtle and the
tufted capuchin.
[3]
Taxonomy
Forty genera are recognised:
[4]
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Allacanthos Smalley, 1964
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Achlidon Smalley, 1964
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Brasiliothelphusa Magalhães & Türkay, 1986
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Camptophallus Smalley, 1965
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Chaceus Pretzmann, 1965
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Disparithelphusa Smalley & Adkinson, 1984
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Ehecatusa Ng & Low, 2010
[5]
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Eidocamptophallus Rodríguez & Hobbs, 1989
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Elsalvadoria Bott, 1967
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Epilobocera Stimpson, 1860
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Eudaniela Pretzmann, 1971
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Fredius Pretzmann, 1967
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Guinotia Pretzmann, 1965
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Hypolobocera Ortmann, 1897
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Kingsleya Ortmann, 1897
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Lindacatalina Pretzmann, 1977
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Lobithelphusa Rodríguez, 1982
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Martiana Rodríguez, 1980
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Microthelphusa Pretzmann, 1968
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Moritschus Pretzmann, 1965
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Neoepilobocera Capolongo & Pretzmann, 2002
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Neopseudothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
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Neostrengeria Pretzmann, 1965
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Odontothelphusa Rodríguez, 1982
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Oedothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
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Orthothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
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Phallangothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
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Phrygiopilus Smalley, 1970
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Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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Prionothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
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Pseudothelphusa Saussure, 1857
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Ptychophallus Smalley, 1964
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Raddaus Pretzmann, 1965
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Rodriguezus Campos & Magalhães, 2005
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Smalleyus Alvarez, 1989
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Spirothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
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Strengeriana Pretzmann, 1971
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Tehuana Rodríguez & Smalley, 1969
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Typhlopseudothelphusa Rioja, 1952
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Villalobosius Ng & Low, 2010
[5]
References
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Pseudothelphusidae | |
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Pseudothelphusoidea | |
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