Biology:Lophopotamon

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Lophopotamon
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Genus: Lophopotamon
Dai, 1999
Species:
L. yenyuanense
Binomial name
Lophopotamon yenyuanense
(Dai et al., 1990)

Lophopotamon is a genus of freshwater crab in the family Potamidae, containing only a single species, L. yenyuanense.[2]

Distribution & habitat

Lophopotamon yenyuanense lives in rivers and streams in China's inland wetlands of Yanyuan.[1]

Conservation

The species is currently classified as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN Red List, as its population size is unknown.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18592071 entry