Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum

Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Potamidae
Genus:	Himalayapotamon
Species:	H. atkinsonianum
Binomial name
Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum (Wood-Mason, 1871)
Synonyms
Potamon atkinsonianum(Wood-Mason, 1871) Potamon (Himalayapotamon) atkinsonianum subsp. janetschekiPretzmann, 1966 Telphusa atkinsonianaWood-Mason, 1871 (basionym)

Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamidae. ^{[2] [3]} It is found in Nepal and parts of Northeastern India. ^[1] It can be distinguished from other related species by the morphology of its gonopods. ^{[4] [3]}

References

1. "Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T134740A4006561. 2008.
2. 武田, 正倫 (Mar 2015). "Records of Three Species of Freshwater Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Nepal". 帝京平成大学紀要. 26 (2): 145–152.
3. Brandis, Dirk (2001). "On the taxonomy and biogeography of Potamon atkinsonianum (Wood-Mason, 1871) and Potamon (Potamon) emphysetum (Alcock, 1909)". Hydrobiologia. 452 (1/3): 89–100. doi:10.1023/A:1011975910981. S2CID   26823508.
4. Thorp, James H.; MBA, D. Christopher Rogers, MD (2018-12-21). Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Volume 4: Keys to Palaearctic Fauna. Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-12-385024-9.