Potamonautes platycentron
Potamonautes platycentron is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae, which is endemic to Lake Chala in Kenya and Tanzania.[1] It was originally described by Franz Martin Hilgendorf in 1897, as Telphusa platycentron.[2]
| Potamonautes platycentron | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamonautidae |
| Genus: | Potamonautes |
| Species: | P. platycentron |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamonautes platycentron (Hilgendorf, 1897) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Telphusa platycentron Hilgendorf, 1897 | |
References
- Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Potamonautes platycentron". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T44537A10916389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44537A10916389.en.
- P. Davie (2010). "Potamonautes platycentron (Hilgendorf, 1897)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
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