Epilobocera sinuatifrons
| Epilobocera sinuatifrons | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Pseudothelphusidae |
| Genus: | Epilobocera |
| Species: | E. sinuatifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Boscia sinuatifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1866[2] | |
Epilobocera sinuatifrons (Spanish common name: Buruquena[3]) is a freshwater crab[4] of the Pseudothelphusidae family in the Decapoda order.[2] The species is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.[3] It is one of the most abundant predatory freshwater decapods.[5] The species is widely distributed in streams of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.[6] It is endemic to the mainland of Puerto Rico.[1][7]
References
- 1 2 Epilobocera sinuatifrons. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866); AphiaID: 443579. WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- 1 2 Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. 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. 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. 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. 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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