Epilobocera sinuatifrons [3] is a freshwater crab[4] of the family Epiloboceridae.[2] The species is widely distributed in streams of Puerto Rico and occurs also on Saint Croix (the U.S. Virgin Islands).[1][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Epiloboceridae |
| Genus: | Epilobocera |
| Species: | E. sinuatifrons
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| Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866)[2]
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Epilobocera sinuatifrons is one of the most abundant predatory freshwater decapods in the freshwater streams of Puerto Rico.[7] The juveniles are aquatic while the adults feed also on terrestrial resources on the forest floor adjacent to streams.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ a b Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Epilobocera sinuatifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135113A4060035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135113A4060035.en. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Epilobocera sinuatifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1866)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Physical and chemical factors affecting the upstream migration of amphidromous shrimp in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today D.A. Kikkert, T.A. Crowl, and A.P. Covich. Society for Freshwater Science. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ On the Role of Omnivorous Freshwater Crabs in Neotropical Streams. Archived 2013-09-24 at archive.today A. P Covich. Society for Freshwater Science. NABStracts 2000 #7214. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ a b Cook, B. D.; Pringle, C. M.; Hughes, J. M. (2008). "Phylogeography of an Island Endemic, the Puerto Rican Freshwater Crab (Epilobocera sinuatifrons)" (PDF). Journal of Heredity. 99 (2): 157–164. doi:10.1093/jhered/esm126. hdl:10072/20252. PMID 18252729.
- ^ Mayfly Predation by Juvenile Freshwater Crabs: Implications for Crab Habitat Selection. Archived 2013-09-24 at archive.today J. K. Henry, A. P. Covich, T. S. Bowden, and T. A. Crow. Society for Freshwater Science. NABStracts 2000 #446. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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