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Potamonautes mutandensis

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Species of crab

Potamonautes mutandensis
Conservation status

Endangered  (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. mutandensis
Binomial name
Potamonautes mutandensis
(Chace, 1953)
Synonyms

Potamon mutandensis Chace, 1953

Potamonautes mutandensis is an endangered species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in Lake Mutanda and Lake Kivu in Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo.

References

  1. ^ Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes mutandensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44533A84352582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44533A84352582.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Cumberlidge, N., and Meyer, K. S. (2011). A revision of the freshwater crabs of Lake Kivu, East Africa. Journal Articles. Paper 30.
Taxon identifiers
Potamonautes mutandensis
Potamon mutandensis


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