Potamiscus chizami

Potamiscus chizami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Potamoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Potamoidea

Superfamilia: Potamidae
Subfamilia: Potamiscinae
Genus: Potamiscus
Species: Potamiscus chizami

Name

Potamiscus chizami Pati, 2021

Holotype: ZSI-WRC C.1950, adult male (CW 31.22 mm, CL 24.19 mm, CH 17.97 mm, FW 8.63 mm), 8 July 2017, coll. Rukuto.

Type locality: Chizami, Phek District, Nagaland, India (25.600°N 94.394°E), altitude 1424 m a.s.l.

Paratypes:

• ZSI-WRC C.1951, adult male (CW 29.10 mm, CL 22.67 mm, CH 16.82 mm, FW 8.96 mm) and adult female (CW 27.71 mm, CL 21.26 mm, CH 16.01 mm, FW 8.21 mm), same data as holotype.
• ZSI-WRC C.1952, adult male (CW 27.71 mm, CL 21.35 mm, CH 15.68 mm, FW 8.00 mm) and adult female (CW 27.81 mm, CL 21.27 mm, CH 16.29 mm, FW 8.20 mm), same data as holotype.

ZooBank: 0EB4C575-8D19-4025-B80F-94973E782B48

References

Primary references

• Pati, S.K. 2021. Two new species of freshwater crabs of the genus Potamiscus Alcock, 1909 (Brachyura: Potamidae) from Nagaland, northeastern India. Nauplius. 29(e2021006): 1-14. DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2021006 Reference page. 

Links

• Potamiscus chizami in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Potamiscus chizami – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Potamiscus chizami.
• ION
• Species-ID

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