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Eudaniela

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Malacostraca

Family
  
Pseudothelphusidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Decapoda

Similar
  
Decapoda, Pseudothelphusidae, Rodriguezus, Potamocarcinus, Pseudothelphusa

Eudaniela is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:

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Taxonomy

  • Kingdom - Animalia
  • Phylum - Arthropoda
  • Class - Crustacea
  • Order - Decapoda
  • Family - Pseudothelphusidae
  • Location

    Eudaniela can be found are found along the Andean and Coastal Cordillera of Venezuela and in the highlands of Isla Margarita, Trinidad and Tobago. The Eudaniela species live in freshwater streams and rivers at a high altitude above sea level.

    Biology

    Eudaniela has been recorded to reach sexual maturity at a large size and also at a relatively old age. The female reaches its sexual maturity at about three years of age. There is not enough data or information known to determine if the Eudaniela is in threat of being an endangered species.

    Species

  • Eudaniela casanarensis (Campos, 2001)
  • Eudaniela pestai (Pretzmann, 1965)
  • References

    Eudaniela Wikipedia