Biology:Potamonautes isimangaliso

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Short description: Species of crab

False bay crab
Potamonautes isimangaliso male holotype 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. isimangaliso
Binomial name
Potamonautes isimangaliso
Peer & Gouws, 2015

Potamonautes isimangaliso is a species of freshwater crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is endemic to iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa . Its natural habitat are the ephemeral wetlands fringing the western shores of False Bay. Molecular DNA analyses were required to distinguish it from the similar and rather variable P. lividus, which occurs further inland.[1]

Description

It most closely resembles P. lividus but its mtDNA differs from the former by between 7.4 and 7.8%. It is further distinguished by its unique suite of carapace characters, besides its colouration and size.[2]

Habitat

It occurs in oxygen-poor, fresh ephemeral pans.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19897639 entry