Epilobocera haytensis
Appearance
Epilobocera haytensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Epiloboceridae |
Genus: | Epilobocera |
Species: | E. haytensis
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Binomial name | |
Epilobocera haytensis M.J. Rathbun,1893[2]
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Epilobocera haytensis,[2] 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,[1] and is often harvested for food in both countries of the island.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.