Potamonautes platynotus

Potamonautes platynotus is a species of freshwater crab which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the only freshwater crab outside the genus Platythelphusa.^[2] Although primarily aquatic, P. platynotus is sometimes seen out of water, and can survive for many hours without water.^[1]

Potamonautes platynotus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Potamonautidae
Genus:	Potamonautes
Species:	P. platynotus
Binomial name
Potamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907

References

1. Cumberlidge, N.; Marijnissen, S.A.E. (2008). "Potamonautes platynotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T44538A10916639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T44538A10916639.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Saskia A. E. Marijnissen; Ellinor Michel; Savel R. Daniels; Dirk Erpenbeck; Steph B. J. Menken & Frederick R. Schram (2006). "Molecular evidence for recent divergence of Lake Tanganyika endemic crabs (Decapoda: Platythelphusidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (2): 628–634. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.025. PMID 16647274.