| Potamonautes platynotus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamonautidae |
| Genus: | Potamonautes |
| Species: | P. platynotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907
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Potamonautes platynotus is a species of freshwater crab which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the only freshwater crab outside the genus Platythelphusa. [2] Although primarily aquatic, P. platynotus is sometimes seen out of water, and can survive for many hours without water. [1]
- ^ a b Cumberlidge, N.; Marijnissen, S.A.E. (2008). "Potamonautes platynotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T44538A10916639. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44538A10916639.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Saskia A. E. Marijnissen; Ellinor Michel; Savel R. Daniels; Dirk Erpenbeck; Steph B. J. Menken & Frederick R. Schram (2006). "Molecular evidence for recent divergence of Lake Tanganyika endemic crabs (Decapoda: Platythelphusidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (2): 628–634. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.025. PMID 16647274.
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| Potamonautes platynotus | |
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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. platynotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907
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Potamonautes platynotus is a species of freshwater crab which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the only freshwater crab outside the genus Platythelphusa. [2] Although primarily aquatic, P. platynotus is sometimes seen out of water, and can survive for many hours without water. [1]
- ^ a b Cumberlidge, N.; Marijnissen, S.A.E. (2008). "Potamonautes platynotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T44538A10916639. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44538A10916639.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Saskia A. E. Marijnissen; Ellinor Michel; Savel R. Daniels; Dirk Erpenbeck; Steph B. J. Menken & Frederick R. Schram (2006). "Molecular evidence for recent divergence of Lake Tanganyika endemic crabs (Decapoda: Platythelphusidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (2): 628–634. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.025. PMID 16647274.
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