Yuebeipotamon calciatile is a species of potamid crab from hill streams and pools in north Guangdong, China.[1][2] Although essentially a freshwater crab, its long legs are believed to allow it to easily walk over land between streams.[1] It was first discovered in a Chinese pet market.[3][4] It is the only species in the genus Yuebeipotamon. The legs and claws are bright red to purplish and the carapace, which typically is between 17 and 41 mm (0.7–1.6 in) wide, is mainly maroon to dark brown.[1]
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| Genus: | Yuebeipotamon Huang, Shih & Mao, 2016
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| Species: | Y. calciatile
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References
edit- ^ a b c Huang, C.; Shih, H.T.; Mao, S.Y. (7 September 2016). "Yuebeipotamon calciatile, a new genus and new species of freshwater crab from southern China (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae)". ZooKeys (615): 61–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.615.9964. PMC 5027778. PMID 27667941.
- ^ Bakalar, Nicholas (2016-09-26). "Ringing Up a New Species of Crab". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ Georgiou, Aristos (2016-09-08). "New species of crab found hiding in plain sight in Chinese pet market". Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Crab from the Chinese pet market turns out to be a new species of a new genus". www.sciencedaily.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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