Chaceus
| Chaceus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Pseudothelphusidae |
| Genus: | Pretzmann, 1965 |
Chaceus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:[1][2]
- Chaceus caecus Rodríguez & Bosque, 1990
- Chaceus cesarensis Rodríguez & Vilosia, 1992
- Chaceus curumanensis Campos & Valencia, 2004
- Chaceus davidi Campos & Rodríguez, 1984
- Chaceus guajiraensis Campos & Puerta, 2023
- Chaceus ibiricensis Campos & Valencia, 2004
- Chaceus motiloni Rodríguez, 1980
- Chaceus nasutus Rodríguez, 1980
- Chaceus pearsei (Rathbun, 1915)
- Chaceus turikensis Rodríguez & Herrera, 1994
The genus' name commemorates Fenner A. Chace Jr.[3]
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (16 May 2021). "Chaceus Pretzmann, 1965". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Gerhard Pretzmann (1972). "Die Pseudothelphusidae (Crustacea Brachyura)". Zoologica (in German). 42 (120): 1–182. ISBN 978-3-510-55004-3.