Potamon potamios

Potamon potamios
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Genus: Potamon
Species: P. potamios
Binomial name
Potamon potamios
(Olivier, 1804)

Potamon potamios is a semi-terrestrial crab occurring around the eastern Mediterranean, including many Mediterranean islands,[1] extending as far south and west as the Sinai Peninsula.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Neil Cumberildge (2008). "Potamon potamios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 Oct 2008.
  2. Neil Cumberlidge (2009). "Freshwater Crabs and Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Nile Basin". In Henri J. Dumont. The Nile: Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use. Monographiae Biologicae. 89. Springer. pp. 546–562. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9726-3_27. ISBN 978-1-4020-9725-6.


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