Potamonautes neumanni

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Potamonautes neumanni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. neumanni
Binomial name
Potamonautes neumanni
Hilgendorf, 1898

Potamonautes neumanni is a species of crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers.

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References

  1. Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Potamonautes neumanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T44534A10915588. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44534A10915588.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.