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Rare guatemalan crab to be exhibited at smithsonian
Mary Burke reports that a small crab found by Peace Corps volunteer Joni Griffith in the San Pedro River near Mouza Guatemala has been donated to the Smithsonian. The specimen, probably only the second of its species ever reported, may shift focus from potential food aid to museum display and study. Griffith, 25, teaches locals to build family ponds for tilapia and explores whether shrimp or crabs can thrive in freshwater ponds while aiding hungry families. The crab is Potamocarcinus guatemalensis Rathbun, first described in 1905.
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Mary Burke Gazette
Joni Griffith
San Pedro
Guatemala
Smithsonian Museum
Washington, D.C
Griffith
22Nd Ave
Peace Corps
Mouza
Smithsonian
Cedar Rapids
Eduviges Galicia
San Pedro River
Monta
Pacific Ocean
el Salvador
States
Horton Hobbs Jr
Smithsonian Peace Corps
Rathbun
Hobbs
M. Bocourt
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle
Paris
Mary J. Rathbun
Eduviges