Pseudothelphusidae
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Psueodhtlephusidae 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].
Pseudothlepshusids 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].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pseudothelphusidae (TSN 621513). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b H. J. Dumont (1982). Book review: Les crabes d'eau douce d'Amerique by G. Rodriguez. Hydrobiologia 94 (3): 294. doi:.
- ^ a b Gilberto Rodríguez & Célio Magalhães (2005). Recent advances in the biology of the Neotropical freshwater crab family Psuedothelphusidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22 (2): 354–365.
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