Neotropical freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae) shred leaves [PDF]
Nauplius, 2020 Freshwater crabs are macroconsumers that are commonly found in Neotropical headwater streams that may play a key role in energy flow and nutrient cycling in detrital food webs.
Seth Wenger +2 more
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Results of the global conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs (Brachyura, Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae): The Neotropical region, with an update on diversity [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 The freshwater crabs of the Neotropics comprise 311 species in two families (Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae) and one or both of these families are found in all of the countries in the Neotropical region (except for Chile and some of the ...
Neil Cumberlidge +2 more
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Distribution and species diversity of freshwater crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae in Colombia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) [PDF]
Nauplius, 2020 The study of Colombian freshwater crabs has advanced significantly, but species records are scattered across different museums and research institutions. Assuming that museum collections incorporate valuable information in estimating species diversity, a
Martha Rocha Campos +1 more
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Foregut morphology of Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) from northeastern Pará, Brazil [PDF]
Zoologia, 2010 The gross morphology of foregut was investigated and described in detail for four freshwater crab species: a pseudothelphusid, Fredius reflexifrons (Ortmann, 1897) and three trichodactylids - Sylviocarcinus pictus (H.
Fernando Abrunhosa +1 more
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A survey of aquatic macroinvertebrates in a river from the dry corridor of Nicaragua using biological indices and DNA barcoding. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 A survey of aquatic macroinvertebrates in Nicaragua using biological indices and DNA barcoding. We obtained excellent water quality in one site, high congruence between tree‐based and similarity‐based techniques, and reported 69–73 operational taxonomic units present in a river from the Central American Dry Corridor. Abstract Aquatic macroinvertebrates
Mendoza-Ramírez BH +4 more
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Freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae, Trichodactylidae) from the state of Roraima, Brazil: species composition, distribution and new records [PDF]
Nauplius, 2018 : The species composition and distribution of the pseudothelphusid and trichodactylid freshwater crabs from the state of Roraima, Brazil, are updated based mainly on documented records deposited in the collections of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas ...
Castro P M +2 more
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Revision of the freshwater crabs of the genus Tehuana Rodríguez & Smalley in Smalley 1970 (Decapoda, Pseudothelphusidae), with the descriptions of two new species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 The freshwater crab genus Tehuana Rodríguez & Smalley in Smalley, 1970 includes eight species distributed in southeastern Mexico. A recent review of organisms belonging to this genus uncovered new variations in the male gonopod morphology.
Eric G. Moreno-Juárez +2 more
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A new species of freshwater crab genus Fredius Pretzmann, 1967 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) from a naturally isolated orographic forest enclave within the semiarid Caatinga in Ceará, northeastern Brazil [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 A new species of freshwater crab, Fredius ibiapaba, is described and illustrated from a mid-altitude forested patch in Ipú (Ibiapaba plateau, Ceará, northeastern Brazil), between 635 to 782 m.
Livanio C. Santos +5 more
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Composition of the freshwater decapod crustacean communities in an area of mining in Brazilian Amazonia and the variation related to environmental parameters [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBrazilian Amazonia encompasses a number of major complexes of conservation areas, some of which contain important deposits of mineral resources, and thus represent strategic areas for the exploitation of ores.
Katherine Soares Morais +8 more
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Nauplius, 2020 Freshwater crabs exhibit complex behavioral patterns, including those related to mating, which is generally characterized by the approach of the male towards the female.
Whandenson Machado do Nascimento +2 more
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