Potamonautes amalerensis

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

Familia: Potamonautidae
Subfamilia: Potamonautinae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species: Potamonautes amalerensis

Name

Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935)

Type locality: Uganda, Amaler River, Mt. Kadam (formerly Mt. Debasien), Karamoja District, 1.72° N, 34.72° E, at 1,524 m asl.

Holotype: MCZ. male ♂. IX.1933. legit A. Loveridge. MCZ 8238.

Synonymy

• Potamon (Geothelphusa) amalerensis Rathbun, 1935. (original combination)
• Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun): stat rev. by Cumberlidge & Clark, 2016: 12.

References

Additional references

• Cumberlidge, N. & Clark, P.F. 2016. Two new species of freshwater crabs from the highlands of northern Uganda, East Africa and a redescription of Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935) stat. rev. from Mount Kadam (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 182: 1-18. full article (PDF). Reference page.