Epilobocera haytensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Epiloboceridae |
Genus: | Epilobocera |
Species: | E. haytensis |
Binomial name | |
Epilobocera haytensis M.J. Rathbun,1893 |
Epilobocera haytensis, also known in Dominican Spanish as jaiba de río (borrowed from Taíno), is a freshwater crab endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is found in nearly all of Hispaniola's lowland rivers, and is often harvested for food in both countries of the island.
References
- ^ Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Epilobocera haytensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135104A4057221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135104A4057221.en. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Epilobocera haytensis Rathbun, 1893". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- Féliz, Yanet (27 June 2018). "Jaiba de río, crustáceo endémico que limpia ecosistemas ribereños". El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Epilobocera haytensis |
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