Potamonautes emini

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Potamonautes emini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. emini
Binomial name
Potamonautes emini
(Hilgendorf, 1892)
Synonyms [2]

Telphusa eminiHilgendorf, 1892

Potamonautes emini is a species of crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Rwenzori Mountains between Lake Edward and Lake Albert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. [1] It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Neil Cumberlidge (2008). "Potamonautes emini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. Peter Davie (2010). "Potamonautes emini (Hilgendorf, 1892)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved March 19, 2012.