Neil Cumberlidge and Michael Dobson (2008)
A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838 (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) from the forested highlands of western Kenya, East Africa
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 121(4):468-474.
A new species of freshwater crab, Potamonautes subukia, from the forested highlands of western Kenya, East Africa, is described. The small body size at maturity, smooth carapace, and slim outwardly directed first gonopod clearly distinguish this species from all other congeners.
biogeography, decapoda, morphological evidence, river crab, south-africa, sp. nov. brachyura, tanzania, taxonomy
WOS:000262212400005
- DOI: 10.2988/08-24.1
- ISSN: 0006-324X
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