Chaceus
| Chaceus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Pseudothelphusidae |
| Genus: | Chaceus Pretzmann, 1965 |
Chaceus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Chaceus caecus Rodriguez & Bosque, 1990
- Chaceus cesarensis Rodriguez & Vilosia, 1992
- Chaceus curumanensis Campos & Valencia, 2004
- Chaceus davidi Campos & Rodriguez, 1984
- Chaceus ibiricensis Campos & Valencia, 2004
- Chaceus motiloni Rodriguez, 1980
- Chaceus nasutus Rodriguez, 1980
- Chaceus pearsei (Rathbun, 1915)
- Chaceus turikensus Rodriguez & Herrera, 1994
The genus' name commemorates Fenner A. Chace, Jr.[2]
References
- ↑ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286.
- ↑ Gerhard Pretzmann (1972). "Die Pseudothelphusidae (Crustacea Brachyura)". Zoologica (in German) 42 (120): 1–182. ISBN 978-3-510-55004-3.
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