Guinotia

Guinotia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Pseudothelphusidae
Subfamily: Guinotinae
Genus: Guinotia
Pretzmann, 1965[2]
Species:
G. dentata
Binomial name
Guinotia dentata
(Latreille, 1825)
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Boscia Henri Milne EdwardsH. Milne Edwards, 1837
  • Guinotia (Guinotia) Pretzmann, 1965
  • Potamia Latreille, 1831
  • Pseudothelphusa (Guinotia) Pretzmann, 1965
  • Pseudothelphusa tenuipes Pocock, 1889
  • Thelphusa dentata Latreille, 1825

Guinotia is a monotypic genus of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae,[5] containing only the species Guinotia dentata,[4] commonly known as cyrique.[6] They have few predators.[7] Found in the West Indies, they are easily caught[6] and thus are used locally as a food source.[8]

  1. ^ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Guinotia dentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T134595A3983694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134595A3983694.en.
  2. ^ Pretzmann, G. (1965). Vorläufiger Bericht über die Familie Pseudothelphusidae. Anzeiger der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1965(1): 1–10
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Guinotia Pretzmann, 1965".
  4. ^ a b Peter Davie; Sammy De Grave (2021). "Guinotia Pretzmann, 1965". World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ Richard G. Hartnoll (1988). "Biology of the land crabs: an introduction". In Warren W. Burggren; Brian Robert McMahon (eds.). Evolution, systematics, and geographical distribution. Cambridge University Press. pp. 6–54. ISBN 978-0-521-30690-4.
  6. ^ a b Kristy Venable (2004). "Photographic Guide to the Freshwater and Terrestrial Crabs of Dominica" (PDF). Texas A&M University. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  7. ^ Anne Prouzet & Pierre Noël (2009). "Guinotia dentata (Latreille, 1825)" (in French). DORIS. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  8. ^ Hans Hillewaert. "Guinotia dentata". BioLib. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.