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Checklist for Family Potamonautidae Bott, 1970
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
613
5026
27212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
598
4987
27139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
248
2433
14370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
245
2417
14257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
215
2285
13463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
124
1416
6910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
100
1262
6395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
82
1033
4994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
80
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
8 Genera with 22 Species
Erimetopus Rathbun, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edw..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Liberonautes Bott, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Louisea Cumberlidge, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 190414SpeciesTaxom
Potamonemus Cumberlidge ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Skelosophusa Ng & Takeda, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 20171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
22 Species
Erimetopus brazzae A. Milne-Edw..., 1886
Hydrothelphusa madagascariensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1872
Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903Common Creek Crab
Louisea balssi Bott, 1959
Louisea edeaensis Bott, 1969
Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) berardi Audouin, 1826
Potamonautes bipartitus Hilgendorf, 1898
Potamonautes bottegoi De Man, 1898
Potamonautes calcaratus Gordon, 1929
Potamonautes depressus Krauss, 1843Flat River Crab
Potamonautes dybowskii Rathbun, 1905
Potamonautes johnstoni Miers, 1885
Potamonautes lirrangensis Rathbun, 1904Malawi Blue Crab
Potamonautes mutandensis Chace, 1953Lake Mutanda Crab
Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868Obese Crab
Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape river crab
Potamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907
Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904Natal river crab
Potamonemus asylos Cumberlidge, 1993
Skelosophusa eumeces Ng & Takeda, 1994
Sudanonautes tiko Mvogo Ndongo..., 2017

Subnodes of Potamonautidae with occurrences in Eurasia
SubfamilyHydrothelphusinae
Bott, 1955
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPotamonautinae
Bott, 1970
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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