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Checklist for Family Potamidae Ortmann, 1896
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
127
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
95
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
6
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPotamidae
Ortmann, 1896
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 15 Species
Geothelphusa Stimpson, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Indochinamon Yeo & Ng, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 190913SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
15 Species
Indochinamon mieni Dang, 1967
Potamon (Acanthotelphusa) niloticum
Potamon (Acanthothelphusa) niloticus
Potamon (Geothelphusa) granviki (Colosi, 1924)⇒ Potamonautes loveni Colosi, 1924
Potamon (Geothelphusa) jeanneli (Bouvier, 1921)⇒ Potamonautes jeanneli Bouvier, 1921
Potamon (Geothelphusa) neumanni Hilgendorf, 1898
Potamon (Potamonautes) johnstoni Miers, 1885
Potamon bottegoi (De Man, 1898)⇒ Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Potamon didieri (Rathbun, 1904)⇒ Potamonautes didieri Rathbun, 1904
Potamon harvardi (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Potamonautes loveni Colosi, 1924
Potamon mieni (Dang, 1967)⇒ Indochinamon mieni Dang, 1967
Potamon odhneri (Colosi, 1924)⇒ Potamonautes odhneri Colosi, 1924
Potamon perparvus (Rathbun, 1921)⇒ Potamonautes perparvus Rathbun, 1921
Potamon rodolphianus (Rathbun, 1909)⇒ Potamonautes rodolphianus Rathbun, 1909
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Potamidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyPotaminae
Ortmann, 1896
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPotamiscinae
Bott, 1970
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Potamidae at gbif.org
Potamidae at irmng.org
Potamidae at itis.gov