Chaceus
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Chaceus is a genus of crab
s in the family Pseudothelphusidae
, containing the following species:
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:...
, containing the following species:
- 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