Epilobocera sinuatifrons
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Epiloboceridae |
| Genus: | Epilobocera |
| Species: | E. sinuatifrons
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| Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866)[2]
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Epilobocera sinuatifrons [3] is a freshwater crab[4] of the family Pseudothelphusidae.[2] It is one of the most abundant predatory freshwater decapods in the freshwater streams of Puerto Rico.[5] The species is widely distributed in streams of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.[6] It is endemic to Puerto Rico.[1][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Epilobocera sinuatifrons. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866); AphiaID: 443579. WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Physical and chemical factors affecting the upstream migration of amphidromous shrimp in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today D.A. Kikkert (Ecology Center, Utah State University, UMC 5205, Logan, UT 84322-5205), T.A. Crowl (Ecology Center, Utah State University, UMC 5205, Logan, UT 84322-5205), and A.P. Covich (Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2202). Society for Freshwater Science. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Mayfly Predation by Juvenile Freshwater Crabs: Implications for Crab Habitat Selection. Archived 2013-09-24 at archive.today J. K. Henry, A. P. Covich, and T. S. Bowden (Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO); T. A. Crow (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322). Society for Freshwater Science. NABStracts 2000 #446. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ On the Role of Omnivorous Freshwater Crabs in Neotropical Streams. Archived 2013-09-24 at archive.today A. P Covich. Society for Freshwater Science. NABStracts 2000 #7214. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Phylogeography of an Island Endemic, the Puerto Rican Freshwater Crab (Epilobocera sinuatifrons). Benjamin Cook, Catherine M. Pringle, and Jane M. Huges. Journal of Heredity 2008:99(2):157–164. doi:10.1093/jhered/esm126. Advance Access publication February 4, 2008. The American Genetic Association. 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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