Aeglidae
Aegla
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References
Perez-Losada, M., G. Bond-Buckup, C. G. Jara, and K. A. Crandall. 2004. "Molecular Systematics and Biogeography of the Southern South American Freshwater 'Crabs' Aegla (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae) Using Multiple Heuristic Tree Search Approaches". Syst. Biol. 53(5):767-780.
Martin, J. W. and L. G. Abele. 1988. "External morphology of the genus Aegla (Decapoda, Anomura, Aeglidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 453:46 pp.
Schmitt, W. 1942. "The species of Aegla, endemic South American freshwater crustaceans". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 91:431-520.
Bond-Buckup, G. and L. Buckup 1994. "A Familia Aeglidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura)". Arquivos de Zoologia 32:159-347.
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Scientific Name | Aegla abtao abtao |
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Scientific Name | Aegla denticulata denticulata |
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