Potamonautidae
Also known as: African Freshwater Crabs, River Crabs, Rivierkrappe, Varswaterkrappe, gakanje, gakazamba, inkala, leio
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Potamonautidae |
| Published in | Bott, R. (1970). Betrachtungen über die Entwicklungsgeschichte und Verbreitung der Süsswasser-Krabben nach der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums in Genf/Schweiz. Revue Suisse De Zoologie, 77(2): 327–344: Pls. 1–2. https://www.marinespecies.org/ |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 16 |
| Species records held | 177 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 279 |
| GBIF key | 3254213 |
Genera in Potamonautidae
- Potamonautes — 46 species: Potamonautes adeleae, Potamonautes alluaudi, Potamonautes amathole, Potamonautes anchietae, Potamonautes barbarai, Potamonautes barnardi, Potamonautes bayonianus, Potamonautes baziya
- Rotundopotamonautes — 36 species: Rotundopotamonautes alluaudi, Rotundopotamonautes aloysiisabaudiae, Rotundopotamonautes amalerensis, Rotundopotamonautes antheus, Rotundopotamonautes berardi, Rotundopotamonautes bipartitus, Rotundopotamonautes bourgaultae, Rotundopotamonautes busungwe
- Arcopotamonautes — 15 species: Arcopotamonautes amosae, Arcopotamonautes bellarussus, Arcopotamonautes caputanatis, Arcopotamonautes gerdalensis, Arcopotamonautes infravallatus, Arcopotamonautes johnstoni, Arcopotamonautes loveridgei, Arcopotamonautes montivagus
- Sudanonautes — 14 species: Sudanonautes africanus, Sudanonautes aubryi, Sudanonautes chavanesii, Sudanonautes faradjensis, Sudanonautes floweri, Sudanonautes granulatus, Sudanonautes kagoroensis, Sudanonautes koudougou
- Liberonautes — 11 species: Liberonautes anisogammari, Liberonautes chaperi, Liberonautes constantini, Liberonautes grandbassa, Liberonautes latidactylus, Liberonautes lugbe, Liberonautes maxillaris, Liberonautes nanoides
- Platythelphusa — 11 species: Platythelphusa armata, Platythelphusa conculcata, Platythelphusa denticulata, Platythelphusa echinata, Platythelphusa idjiwiensis, Platythelphusa immaculata, Platythelphusa langi, Platythelphusa maculata
- Longipotamonautes — 10 species: Longipotamonautes acristatus, Longipotamonautes adentatus, Longipotamonautes ballayi, Longipotamonautes bolobo, Longipotamonautes nheenae, Longipotamonautes paecilei, Longipotamonautes punctatus, Longipotamonautes reidi
- Acanthothelphusa — 9 species: Acanthothelphusa congoensis, Acanthothelphusa didieri, Acanthothelphusa dybowskii, Acanthothelphusa kisangani, Acanthothelphusa lirrangensis, Acanthothelphusa lueboensis, Acanthothelphusa niloticus, Acanthothelphusa stanleyensis
- Maritimonautes — 5 species: Maritimonautes calcaratus, Maritimonautes choloensis, Maritimonautes licoensis, Maritimonautes namuliensis, Maritimonautes obesus
- Buea — 4 species: Buea asylos, Buea bangem, Buea mundemba, Buea nlonako
- Louisea — 4 species: Louisea balssi, Louisea edeaensis, Louisea nkongsamba, Louisea yabassi
- Occidensonautes — 4 species: Occidensonautes ecorssei, Occidensonautes lipkei, Occidensonautes senegalensis, Occidensonautes triangulus
- Potamonemus — 3 species: Potamonemus mambilorum, Potamonemus man, Potamonemus sachsi
- Erimetopus — 2 species: Erimetopus brazzae, Erimetopus vandenbrandeni
- Nesonautes — 2 species: Nesonautes margaritarius, Nesonautes saotome
- Tanzanonautes — 1 species: Tanzanonautes tuerkayi
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.