Allacanthos
Encyclopedia
Allacanthos is a genus of crab
s in the family Pseudothelphusidae
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Pseudothelphusidae
Pseudothelphusidae
Pseudothelphusidae is a family of freshwater crabs found chiefly in mountain streams in the Neotropics. They are believed to have originated in the Greater Antilles and then crossed to Central America via a Pliocene land bridge.-Parasitology:...
Species
- Allacanthos pittieri (Rathbun, 1898)
- Allacanthos yawi Magalhaes, Lara & Wehrtmann, 2010