Potamiscus chizami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Potamoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Potamoidea

Potamiscus chizami Pati, 2021

Holotype: ZSI-WRC C.1950, adult male (CW 31.22 mm, CL 24.19 mm, CH 17.97 mm, FW 8.63 mm), 8 July 2017, coll. Rukuto.

Type locality: Chizami, Phek District, Nagaland, India (25.600°N 94.394°E), altitude 1424 m a.s.l.

Paratypes:

ZSI-WRC C.1951, adult male (CW 29.10 mm, CL 22.67 mm, CH 16.82 mm, FW 8.96 mm) and adult female (CW 27.71 mm, CL 21.26 mm, CH 16.01 mm, FW 8.21 mm), same data as holotype.
ZSI-WRC C.1952, adult male (CW 27.71 mm, CL 21.35 mm, CH 15.68 mm, FW 8.00 mm) and adult female (CW 27.81 mm, CL 21.27 mm, CH 16.29 mm, FW 8.20 mm), same data as holotype.

Pati, S.K. 2021. Two new species of freshwater crabs of the genus Potamiscus Alcock, 1909 (Brachyura: Potamidae) from Nagaland, northeastern India. Nauplius. 29(e2021006): 1-14. DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2021006 Reference page.