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Rotundopotamonautes williamsi (Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010)

1596191  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1596191)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Potamoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Potamonautidae (Family)
  16. Potamonautinae (Subfamily)
  17. Rotundopotamonautes (Genus)
  18. Rotundopotamonautes williamsi (Species)
accepted
Species
Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010) Cumberlidge, N.; Clark, P. F. (2010). Two new species of freshwater crabs from Mount Elgon, East Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) and a re-diagnosis of <i>Potamonautes niloticus</i> (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) with notes on their natural history and onchocerciasis. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 44(29): 1807-1829., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931003678792 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Rotundopotamonautes williamsi (Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1596191 on 2026-06-06
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Rotundopotamonautes williamsi (Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1596191 on 2026-06-06
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2022-08-01 05:24:54Z
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Ahyong, Shane

original description (of Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010) Cumberlidge, N.; Clark, P. F. (2010). Two new species of freshwater crabs from Mount Elgon, East Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) and a re-diagnosis of <i>Potamonautes niloticus</i> (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) with notes on their natural history and onchocerciasis. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 44(29): 1807-1829., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931003678792 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Cumberlidge, N. & Daniels, S. R. (2022). A new multilocus phylogeny reveals overlooked diversity in African freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Potamoidea): a major revision with new higher taxa and genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1268–1311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab082 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
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To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010)
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