Aeglids are little known crustaceans. They’re anomurans, which makes their closest relatives squat lobsters, hermit crabs, sand crabs, and the like. Unlike all their anomuran kin, however, they are a freshwater lineage living in South America.
Picture from here, where this interesting little guy (species unknown) is given the unfortunate moniker of cockroach crayfish.
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