''Moritschus'' 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 ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Moritschus altaquerensis
''Moritschus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
* '' Moritschus altaquerensis'' Rodríguez, Campos & López, 2002
* ''Moritschus caucasensis
''Moritschus'' is a genus of crabs in the fam ...
''
Rodríguez, Campos & López, 2002
* ''
Moritschus caucasensis
''Moritschus'' 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 ...
''
Campos, Malgahães & Rodríguez, 2002
* ''
Moritschus ecuadorensis
''Moritschus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
* ''Moritschus altaquerensis'' Rodríguez, Campos & López, 2002
* ''Moritschus caucasensis
''Moritschus'' is a genus of crabs in the fami ...
''
(Rathbun, 1897)
* ''
Moritschus henrici
''Moritschus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
* ''Moritschus altaquerensis'' Rodríguez, Campos & López, 2002
* ''Moritschus caucasensis'' Campos, Malgahães & Rodríguez, 2002
* ''Morits ...
''
(Nobili, 1897)
* ''
Moritschus narinnensis''
Campos & Rodríguez, 1988
References
Pseudothelphusidae
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