Potamonautes clarus

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

Familia: Potamonautidae
Subfamilia: Potamonautinae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species: Potamonautes clarus

Name

Potamonautes clarus Gouws, Stewart & Coke, 2000

Type locality: Tributary of Mnjaneni River, 28°34′25′′S, 29°03′28′′E, along Oliviershoek Pass, 3.5 km north of Drifter’s Inn.

Holotype: SAM. male ♂. 21-22.I.1997. legit B.A. Stewart, P.A. Cook, G. Gouws, and L. Hoenson. SAM A43550.

References

Primary references

• Gouws, G., Stewart, B.A. & Coke, M. 2000. Evidence for a new species of river crab (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamonautidae) from the Drakensburg, South Africa. Journal of Crustacean Biology 20(4): 743–758. Reference page.