Scientific name Pseudothelphusidae Rank Family | Infraorder Brachyura | |
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Similar Trichodactylidae, Decapoda, Retroplumidae, Dairoidea, Homoloidea | ||
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.
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Pseudothelphusidae
Parasitology
Pseudothlepshusids are of significance to humans because many species are secondary hosts for lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. Predators of pseuthelphusid crabs include the yellow-spotted river turtle and the tufted capuchin.
Taxonomy
Forty genera are recognised:
References
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