Pseudothelphusidae Explained
Pseudothelphusidae is a family of freshwater crabs found chiefly in mountain streams in the Neotropics.[1] They are believed to have originated in the Greater Antilles and then crossed to Central America via a Pliocene land bridge.[1] 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.[2] Predators of pseuthelphusid crabs include the yellow-spotted river turtle and the tufted capuchin.[2]
Taxonomy
Forty genera are recognised:[3]
- Allacanthos Smalley, 1964
- Achlidon Smalley, 1964
- Brasiliothelphusa Magalhães & Türkay, 1986
- Camptophallus Smalley, 1965
- Chaceus Pretzmann, 1965
- Disparithelphusa Smalley & Adkinson, 1984
- Ehecatusa Ng & Low, 2010
- Eidocamptophallus Rodríguez & Hobbs, 1989
- Elsalvadoria Bott, 1967
- Epilobocera Stimpson, 1860
- Eudaniela Pretzmann, 1971
- Fredius Pretzmann, 1967
- Guinotia Pretzmann, 1965
- Hypolobocera Ortmann, 1897
- Kingsleya Ortmann, 1897
- Lindacatalina Pretzmann, 1977
- Lobithelphusa Rodríguez, 1982
- Martiana Rodríguez, 1980
- Microthelphusa Pretzmann, 1968
- Moritschus Pretzmann, 1965
- Neoepilobocera Capolongo & Pretzmann, 2002
- Neopseudothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
- Neostrengeria Pretzmann, 1965
- Odontothelphusa Rodríguez, 1982
- Oedothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
- Orthothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
- Phallangothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
- Phrygiopilus Smalley, 1970
- Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
- Prionothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
- Pseudothelphusa Saussure, 1857
- Ptychophallus Smalley, 1964
- Raddaus Pretzmann, 1965
- Rodriguezus Campos & Magalhães, 2005
- Smalleyus Alvarez, 1989
- Spirothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
- Strengeriana Pretzmann, 1971
- Tehuana Rodríguez & Smalley, 1969
- Typhlopseudothelphusa Rioja, 1952
- Villalobosius Ng & Low, 2010 [4]
Notes and References
- . 94 . 3 . 1982 . 10.1007/BF00016411 . 294 . H. J. Dumont . Book review: Les crabes d'eau douce d'Amerique by G. Rodriguez .
- Recent advances in the biology of the Neotropical freshwater crab family Pseudothelphusidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) . Gilberto Rodríguez . Célio Magalhães . amp . 2005 . . 22 . 2 . 354–365 . 10.1590/S0101-81752005000200009. free .
- . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp .
- Peter K. L. Ng . Martyn E. Y. Low . amp . 2010 . On the generic nomenclature of nine brachyuran names, with four replacement names and two nomina protecta (Crustacea: Decapoda) . . 2489 . 34–46 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2489.1.2 . PDF excerpt.
