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A review of the freshwater crabs of Turkey (Brachyura, Potamidae) [PDF]

open access: yesArchives 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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Description of a New Species of Freshwater Crab from Southern India

open access: hybridRecords of the Zoological Survey of India, 1915
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
James R. Henderson
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Absorption of Silver on the Gills of a Freshwater Crab [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1952
UNDER this title, Dr. D. W. Ewer and Ivan Hattingh1 quote in the following context a passage from a paper of mine2: “The localization of the silver-absorbing areas to certain gills which we have found in Potamon provides an exception to Koch's statement that ‘tous les organes decrits comme branchies chez les Crustaces…absorbent l'Ag'’.” However, the ...
Ivan Hattingh, D. W. Ewer
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Phylogenetics of the freshwater crab (Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838) fauna from ‘sky islands’ in Mozambique with the description of a new species (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)

open access: yesEuropean 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 oldest freshwater crabs: claws on dinosaur bones [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
AbstractWith approximately 1,500 extant species, freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) are among the most diverse decapod crustaceans. Nevertheless, their fossil record is extremely limited: only Potamidae, Potamonautidae and Trichodactylidae are reported up to the Eocene of the Neotropics so far. This work documents unusually large decapod claws from
Pascal Godefroit   +8 more
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Neotropical freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae) shred leaves [PDF]

open access: yesNauplius, 2020
Abstract Freshwater crabs are macroconsumers that are commonly found in Neotropical headwater streams that may play a key role in energy flow and nutrient cycling in detrital food webs. Although studies have examined the feeding habits of trichodactylid crabs, little is known of this behavior in pseudothelphusid species, and specifically whether they ...
Carol Yang   +3 more
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Growth and competitions of the Australian red-claw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) in Thailand: the experimental approaches [PDF]

open access: yesAquatic Invasions, 2023
The Australian red-claw crayfish (RCC) Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens 1868) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) has been introduced and promoted for freshwater aquaculture in many countries including Thailand.
Tuantong Jutagate   +2 more
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Potential Health Risk Assessment of Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Organisms from Ojo River, Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2022
This study investigated potential health risk associated with heavy metal bioaccumulation in freshwater organisms in Ojo River, Lagos, Nigeria. Liver, gills and muscle from fish samples and muscle and exoskeleton from crab samples were analysed for ...
V. T. Sanyaolu   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the karst-dwelling crab, Terrapotamon thungwa (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
Terrapotamon thungwa is a new species of terrestrial long-legged crab discovered in a karst landscape of southern Thailand. Here, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome of this crab species.
Chutintorn Yundaeng   +7 more
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