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Potamonautes gerdalensis

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Species of crab

Potamonautes gerdalensis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species: P. gerdalensis
Binomial name
Potamonautes gerdalensis
Bott, 1955

Potamonautes gerdalensis is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes gerdalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44524A84352417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44524A84352417.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Potamonautes gerdalensis


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