title: Freshwater decapods of Puerto Rico: a checklist and reports of new localities.
abstract: An updated checklist of the freshwater decapod species of Puerto Rico is presented based on records of shrimp and crab species whose presence has been confirmed in Puerto Rico as a result of extensive field collections, examination of carcinological collections, literature review, and personal communications from researchers. The freshwater decapods fauna of Puerto Rico consists of 18 species of shrimps belonging to eight genera and three families, and one species of crab belonging to the family Pseudothelphusidae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Watershed Sciences and The Ecology Center, 5210 Old Main Hill, NR 210, Utah State University, Old Main Hill, Logan Utah 84321 U.S.A. macrobrachium@gmail.com
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pérez-Reyes
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Crowl
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hernández-García
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ledesma-Fusté
authors.forename: Fernando A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Villar-Fornes
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Covich
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D033364:Decapoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005618:Fresh Water; D011647:Puerto Rico; D013045:Species Specificity