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Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum

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Freshwater crab found in Nepal and India

Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Genus: Himalayapotamon
Species: H. atkinsonianum
Binomial name
Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum
(Wood-Mason, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Potamon atkinsonianum (Wood-Mason, 1871)
  • Potamon (Himalayapotamon) atkinsonianum subsp. janetscheki Pretzmann, 1966
  • Telphusa atkinsoniana Wood-Mason, 1871 (basionym)

Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamidae. It is found in Nepal and parts of Northeastern India. It can be distinguished from other related species by the morphology of its gonopods.

References

  1. ^ "Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T134740A4006561. 2008.
  2. 武田, 正倫 (Mar 2015). "Records of Three Species of Freshwater Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Nepal". 帝京平成大学紀要. 26 (2): 145–152.
  3. ^ Brandis, Dirk (2001). "On the taxonomy and biogeography of Potamon atkinsonianum (Wood-Mason, 1871) and Potamon (Potamon) emphysetum (Alcock, 1909)". Hydrobiologia. 452 (1/3): 89–100. doi:10.1023/A:1011975910981. S2CID 26823508.
  4. Thorp, James H.; MBA, D. Christopher Rogers, MD (2018-12-21). Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Volume 4: Keys to Palaearctic Fauna. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-385024-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Taxon identifiers
Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum
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