Neoepilobocera gertraudae is a species of cave-dwelling crab from Cuba.
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| Genus: | Neoepilobocera Capolongo & Pretzmann, 2002
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| Neoepilobocera gertraudae (Pretzmann, 1965)
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Classification edit
The species was first described by Gerhard Pretzmann as Epilobocera gertraudae in 1965. N. gertraudae is classified in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and is the only species in the genus Neoepilobocera.[1] It is considered by some authorities to be synonymous with the widespread Epilobocera cubensis.[2]
Distribution edit
It is only found in karstic caves in Viñales and nearby parts of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba.[3]
Description edit
Neoepilobocera gertraudae differs from the other freshwater crabs of Cuba, all in the genus Epilobocera, by its longer legs and paler coloration, both of which are adaptations to living in caves.[3] It is smaller than Epilobocera, reaching a carapace length of only 31 millimetres (1.2 in), and with a flattened body.[3]
References edit
- ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
- ^ Neil Cumberlidge (2008). "Epilobocera cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T134820A4018561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134820A4018561.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Domenico Capolongo (2002). "The crabs of the inland waters of Cuba: the known species and new data on the genus Epilobocera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae)" (PDF). Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria Filippo Silvestri. 58: 31–47.