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Título: Global diversity of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in freshwater
Autor: Yeo, Darren C.J.
Ng, Peter K.L.
Cumberlidge, Neil
Magalhães, Célio
Daniels, Savel Regan
Campos, Martha R.
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity
Water
Freshwater Crab
Global Assessment
Species Estimates
Aquaculture
Crab
Economic Analysis
Freshwater Environment
Species Diversity
Zoogeographical Region
Brachyura
Crustacea
Decapoda (crustacea)
Deckeniidae
Gecarcinucidae
Parathelphusidae
Platythelphusidae
Potamidae
Potamonautidae
Pseudothelphusidae
Trichodactylidae
Data do documento: 2008
Revista: Hydrobiologia
É parte de: Volume 595, Número 1, Pags. 275-286
Abstract: An assessment of the global freshwater crab diversity is presented. A total of 1,476 species in 14 families are currently known from all zoogeographical regions (except Antarctica), including 1,306 species in eight exclusively freshwater families (Pseudothelphusidae, Trichodactylidae, Potamonautidae, Deckeniidae, Platythelphusidae, Potamidae, Gecarcinucidae and Parathelphusidae). Estimates of true freshwater crab diversity including likely numbers of undescribed taxa suggest that the field remains largely in a "discovery" phase. Main ideas on the origins, diversification, and phylogeny of true freshwater crabs are briefly discussed. The economic importance of freshwater crabs is also highlighted. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9023-3
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