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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 4: 7 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.4.6
Page range: 565-580
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Redescription of two species of freshwater crabs from Tanzania, East Africa: Arcopotamonautes unisulcatus (Rathbun, 1933) and A. xiphoidus (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)

Department of Biology; Northern Michigan University; Marquette; MI 49855-5376; USA
Department of Biology; Northern Michigan University; Marquette; MI 49855-5376; USA
Department of Biology; Northern Michigan University; Marquette; MI 49855-5376; USA
Crustacea Decapod crustaceans Potamonautinae taxonomy

Abstract

This work focuses on two little-known species of freshwater crabs from Tanzania, East Africa: Arcopotamonautes unisulcatus (Rathbun, 1933) and A. xiphoidus (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) (Potamoidea: Potamonautidae). Both species are redescribed in detail from the examination of type specimens and other available material, supported by diagnoses, illustrations, and a distribution map.

 

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How to Cite

Cumberlidge, N., Huiskens, A.J. & Jonas, G.I. (2025) Redescription of two species of freshwater crabs from Tanzania, East Africa: Arcopotamonautes unisulcatus (Rathbun, 1933) and A. xiphoidus (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae). Zootaxa, 5659 (4), 565–580. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.4.6