The Great Lakes of East Africa are collectively the earth's most remarkable and species-rich
freshwater feature. Intrinsic biological factors and extrinsic ecological opportunities allowed …

The transition from marine to freshwater habitats is one of the major steps in the evolution of
life. In the decapod crustaceans, four groups have colonized fresh water at different …

An annotated checklist of the extant brachyuran crabs of the world is presented for the first
time. Over 10,500 names are treated including 6,793 valid species and subspecies (with …

Crabs of the infra-order Brachyura are one of the most diverse groups of crustaceans with
approximately 7,000 described species in 98 families, occurring in marine, freshwater, and …

Freshwater ecosystems in the tropics host a diverse endemic fauna including freshwater
crabs, but the rapid loss and deterioration of habitat means that many species are now …

An assessment of the global freshwater crab diversity is presented. A total of 1,476 species
in 14 families are currently known from all zoogeographical regions (except Antarctica) …

Not much more than fifteen years ago, the first decapod phylogenies based on mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) sequences revolutionized decapod phylogenetics. Initially, this method was …

The taxonomy of 185 species of Afrotropical freshwater crabs is revised to conform to the
updated phylogenetic relationships within this large assemblage, based on the largest …

Freshwater crabs are a large group of aquatic animals, with more than 1,280 described
species worldwide found in freshwater ecosystems throughout the warmer parts of the …

Brachyura is one of the most species rich and highly derived groups among extant
crustaceans, with over 7250 known species. However, brachyuran phylogeny remains …