Epilobocera sinuatifrons

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]

Epilobocera sinuatifrons

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Pseudothelphusidae
Genus: Epilobocera
Species:
E. sinuatifrons
Binomial name
Epilobocera sinuatifrons
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1866)[2]
Synonyms
  • Boscia sinuatifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1866[2]

See also

References
  1. Epilobocera sinuatifrons. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866); AphiaID: 443579. WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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