Potamonautes niloticus
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Potamonautes niloticus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Potamonautidae |
Genus: | Potamonautes |
Species: | P. niloticus
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Binomial name | |
Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Potamonautes niloticus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Nile Basin in Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda.[1] Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44535A84352721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44535A84352721.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa". Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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