ThvQQ new pseudothelphusid crabs, Strengeriana cajaensis, S. maniformis, and S. flagellata, are described from the Central Cordillera of Colombia. The last species displays a rudimentary flagellum on the exopod of the third maxilliped. This peculiar morphology reinforces the hypothesis that there exists a close phylogenetic relationship between the species of Strengeriana from northern South America and the species of Epilobocera from the West Indies. The number of known species of Strengeriana, a group of small, primitive
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Crustacean biology and ecology
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