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Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum

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Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum
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.[2][3] It is found in Nepal and parts of Northeastern India.[1] It can be distinguished from other related species by the morphology of its gonopods.[4][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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)