Biology:Potamonautes platynotus

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Short description: Species of crab

Potamonautes platynotus
Potamonautes platynotus - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06902.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. platynotus
Binomial name
Potamonautes platynotus
Cunnington, 1907

Potamonautes platynotus is a species of freshwater crab which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the only freshwater crab outside the genus Platythelphusa.[2] Although primarily aquatic, P. platynotus is sometimes seen out of water, and can survive for many hours without water.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cumberlidge, N.; Marijnissen, S.A.E. (2008). "Potamonautes platynotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T44538A10916639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44538A10916639.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44538/10916639. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Saskia A. E. Marijnissen; Ellinor Michel; Savel R. Daniels; Dirk Erpenbeck; Steph B. J. Menken; Frederick R. Schram (2006). "Molecular evidence for recent divergence of Lake Tanganyika endemic crabs (Decapoda: Platythelphusidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 (2): 628–634. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.025. PMID 16647274. 

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