Potamonautes gerdalensis is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Potamonautes gerdalensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Potamonautidae |
Genus: | Potamonautes |
Species: | P. gerdalensis
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Binomial name | |
Potamonautes gerdalensis Bott, 1955
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References
edit- ^ Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes gerdalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44524A84352417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44524A84352417.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.