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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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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Environmental Research CommunicationsMicroplastic pollution significantly impacts both marine and freshwater ecosystems, posing a growing concern for aquatic organisms and food safety. This research focuses on comparing microplastic contamination in the hepatopancreas of three edible crab ...
Sourav Bar +5 more
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Morphometrics and Reproductive Characteristics of the Freshwater Crab Sartoriana spinigera from the Habitat of Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh: An Approach to Conservation [PDF]
ScientificaA total of 332 freshwater crab Sartoriana spinigera samples were collected for eight consecutive months from the Ratargul freshwater swamp forest, Bangladesh, to examine their general morphometrics and reproductive traits. The length-weight relationships
Sanjida Akther +4 more
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Underlying Spatial Diversity Patterns of Freshwater Crabs in Southern China, With Recommendations for Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUnveiling the crucial factors influencing species diversity patterns and identifying conservation priorities are recognized as essential in confronting the escalating biodiversity crisis.
Boyang Shi +8 more
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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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Antiproliferative effects of fresh water crab hemolymph and meat extract on breast cancer cell line [PDF]
Journal of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and aims: Despite the advances in drugs, side effects of chemotherapy drugs continue to exist. Therefore, more attention has been paid to the compounds derived from medicinal herbs and aquatic organisms.
Leila Rezakhani +4 more
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Four new freshwater crab species of the genus <i>Megapleonum</i> Huang, Shih & Ahyong, 2018 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Potamidae) from Guangdong, China. [PDF]
ZookeysHuang C, Shih HT, Ahyong ST.
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-SURVEY OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IN FRESHWATER CRAB (POTAMON MESOPOTAMICUM) COLLECTED FROM TIGRIS , BASRAH. [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2015 The present study was carried out to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria in freshwater crab (Potamon mesopotamicum) in Tigris at North of Qurna, as well as their antibiotic resistance. A total of 21 bacterial isolates consisting three
Ghazi maleh Al-Malki
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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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