Potamonautes elgonensis

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 elgonensis

Name

Potamonautes elgonensis Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010

Type locality: Uganda, stn El.142, Jabtarit River, Kiriki sector, Mt Elgon, 2134 m asl.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 14.I.1961. legit T.R. Williams. NHM 2008.1000.

References

Primary references

• Cumberlidge, N. & Clark, P.F. 2010. Two new species of freshwater crabs from Mount Elgon, East Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) and a rediagnosis of Potamonautes niloticus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) with notes on their natural history and onchocerciasis. Journal of Natural History 44(29-30): 1807-1829. full article (PDF). Reference page.