''Allacanthos'' is a genus of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
s in the family
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
Pse ...
Species
* ''
Allacanthos pittieri''
(Rathbun, 1898)
* ''
Allacanthos yawi
''Allacanthos'' is a genus of crabs in the family 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 ...
''
Magalhaes, Lara & Wehrtmann, 2010
References
Pseudothelphusidae
Freshwater crustaceans of South America
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