On a new species of freshwater crab, Indochinamon khinpyae, from northern Myanmar (Crustacea, Brachyura, Potamidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Indochinamon Yeo & Ng, 2007 (family Potamidae), is described from highlands north of Myitkyina in Kachin State, Myanmar. Indochinamon khinpyae sp. n. is distinguished from congeners by its very rugose
Peter K. L. Ng, Win Mar
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Paragonimus westermani metacercariae in two freshwater crab species in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, as a possible source of infection in wild boars and sika deer. [PDF]
J Vet Med Sci, 2021 Paragonimiasis is a particular foodborne parasitic disease that is endemic to southern Kyushu, including Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. We previously detected Paragonimus westermani triploid larvae in meat samples obtained from wild boars and sika deer ...
Banzai A +4 more
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Description of a new montane freshwater crab (Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Potamonautidae) from the Eastern Cape, South Africa [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 A new species of freshwater crab, Potamonautes amathole sp. nov., is described from the Winterberg-Amathole mountain range in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Morphologically, P. amathole Peer & Gouws, sp. nov.
Nasreen Peer +5 more
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Salangathelphusa peractio, a new species of lowland freshwater crab from Pulau Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia (Crustacea, Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 A new species of lowland freshwater crab of the family Gecarcinucidae, Salangathelphusa peractio, is described from Langkawi, an island off the northwestern coast of peninsular Malaysia. Salangathelphusa peractio sp. n.
Peter K. L. Ng
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 Patterns and processes of cladogenesis among taxa living on the Mozambique ‘sky islands’ remain poorly studied. During the present study, we report on a new freshwater crab species from Mount Lico, an inselberg and ‘sky island’ in the Zambezia Province ...
Savel R. Daniels +3 more
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The second known stygomorphic freshwater crab from China, Phasmon typhlops gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Potamidae), diverged at the beginning of the Late Miocene. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2020 A new genus and new species of blind freshwater cave crab are described from Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China based on morphology and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences. The new genus, Phasmongen.
Huang C, Ahyong ST, Shih HT.
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A new species of the freshwater crab genus Potamonemus Cumberlidge & Clark, 1992 (Crustacea, Potamonautidae) endemic to the forested highlands of southwestern Cameroon, Central Africa [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Potamonemus Cumberlidge & Clark, 1992 is described from Mount Manengouba Reserve and Bakossi National Park in the tropical rainforests of southwestern Cameroon, Central Africa. Potamonemus man sp. nov.
Pierre A. Mvogo Ndongo +2 more
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A review of the freshwater crabs of Turkey (Brachyura, Potamidae) [PDF]
Archives of Polish Fisheries, 2018 The present status of freshwater crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) in Turkey is reviewed in this study, with the purpose of identifying the exact number of species, their conservation status, and their distribution.
Harlıoğlu Muzaffer Mustafa +2 more
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Ecological Assessment of Two Species of Potamonautid Freshwater Crabs from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, with Implications for Their Conservation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The spatial ecology of freshwater crabs and their conservation status is largely understudied in Africa. An ecological assessment was conducted at 104 localities in 51 rivers and/or streams in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe whereby the distribution ...
Tatenda Dalu +7 more
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Paragonimus westermani infection of freshwater crab Sundathelphusa philippina and melaniid snails in Cadacan River in Irosin, Sorsogon, Philippines. [PDF]
J Parasit Dis, 2021 Paller VG +7 more
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