Pseudothelphusidae
Family of crabs
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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.
| Pseudothelphusidae | |
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| Guinotia dentata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Clade: | Reptantia |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Section: | Eubrachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Pseudothelphusoidea Ortmann, 1893 [1] |
| Family: | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 [1] |
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
The following subfamilies and genera are recognised:[4][5]
Guinotinae Pretzmann, 1971
- Guinotia Pretzmann, 1965
Hypolobocerinae Pretzmann, 1971
- Colombiathelphusa Campos & Magalhães, 2014
- Hypolobocera Ortmann, 1897
- Lindacatalina Pretzmann, 1977
- Martiana Rodríguez, 1980
- Moritschus Pretzmann, 1965
- Neostrengeria Pretzmann, 1965
Kingsleyinae Bott, 1970
- Brasiliothelphusa Magalhães & Türkay, 1986
- Culterthelphusa Pedraza, 2017
- Eudaniela Pretzmann, 1971
- Fredius Pretzmann, 1967
- Kingsleya Ortmann, 1897
- Kunziana Pretzmann, 1971
- Melothelphusa Pedraza, Tavares & Magalhães, 2016
- Michaelthelphusa Magalhães, 2017
- Microthelphusa Pretzmann, 1968
- Neopseudothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
- Oedothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
- Orthothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
- Prionothelphusa Rodríguez, 1980
- Rodriguezus Campos & Magalhães, 2005
- Schubarthelphusa Magalhães, Pinheiro & Mantelatto, 2024
Potamocarcininae Ortmann, 1897
- Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
- Spirocarcinus Pretzmann, 1972
Pseudothelphusinae Ortmann, 1893
- Alvarezius Moreno & Villalobos in Moreno-Juárez, Villalobos & Álvarez, 2022
- Disparithelphusa Smalley & Adkinson, 1984
- Ehecatusa Ng & Low, 2010
- Mokayathelphusa Moreno, Villalobos & Álvarez in Moreno-Juárez, Villalobos & Álvarez, 2022
- Pseudothelphusa de Saussure, 1857
- Smalleyus Álvarez, 1989
- Tehuana Rodríguez & Smalley in Smalley, 1970
- Xoconochcothelphusa Villalobos-Hiriart, Moreno-Juárez & Álvarez, 2024
Ptychophallinae Álvarez, Ojeda, Souza-Carvalho, Villalobos, Magalhães, Wehrtmann & Mantelatto, 2020
- Achlidon Smalley, 1964
- Allacanthos Smalley, 1964
- Camptophallus Smalley, 1965
- Ptychophallus Smalley, 1964
Raddausinae Álvarez, Ojeda, Souza-Carvalho, Villalobos, Magalhães, Wehrtmann & Mantelatto, 2020
- Elsalvadoria Bott, 1967
- Emberacarcinus Magalhães & Ng, 2019
- Lobithelphusa Rodríguez, 1982
- Odontothelphusa Rodríguez, 1982
- Phrygiopilus Smalley, 1970
- Raddaus Pretzmann, 1965
- Spirothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
- Sylvathelphusa Villalobos & Álvarez, 2013
- Typhlopseudothelphusa Rioja, 1952
- Tzotzilthelphusa Villalobos & Álvarez, 2013
- Villalobosius Ng & Low, 2010
- Zilchia Pretzmann, 1968
Strengerianinae Rodríguez, 1982
- Chaceus Pretzmann, 1965
- Eidocamptophallus Rodríguez & Hobbs, 1989
- Phallangothelphusa Pretzmann, 1965
- Strengeriana Pretzmann, 1971