Potamonautes gerdalensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Potamonautidae |
Genus: | Potamonautes |
Species: | P. gerdalensis |
Binomial name | |
Potamonautes gerdalensis Bott, 1955 | |
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Potamonautes gonocristatus is a species of crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is endemic to Lake Kivu, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
Potamonautes idjiwiensis is a species of crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is endemic to the island of Idjwi in Lake Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are streams and other freshwater habitats.
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Potamonautes neumanni is a species of crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Potamonautes obesus is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is swamps.
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