Unravelling the Potamonautes lirrangensis (Rathbun, 1904) species complex (Potamoidea: Potamonautidae), with the description of two new species
- The taxonomic status of the widely distributed freshwater crab Potamonautes lirrangensis (Rathbun, 1904) sensu lato is revised because morphological and molecular evidence indicates that this taxon is a complex comprising more than one species. Four taxa are now recognized: Potamonautes lirrangensis (Rathbun, 1904) s. str. and P. kisangani sp. nov. from the Middle Congo River in Central Africa, P. amosae sp. nov. from the drainages of Lakes Kivu and Tanganyika, and P. orbitospinus (Cunnington, 1907) from Lake Malawi which had been previously synonymised with P. lirrangensis s. lat. Diagnoses, illustrations and distribution maps are provided for each of these taxa and they are compared to similar species from Central and Southern Africa.
URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-557668 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.744.1309 |
ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy |
Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (744:145-178) |
Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
Place of publication: | Paris |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2021/04/13 |
Date of first Publication: | 2021/04/13 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2021/05/17 |
Tag: | Africa; P. kisangani sp. nov.; P. orbitospinus (Cunnington, 1907); Potamonautes amosae sp. nov.; freshwater crabs; revision; taxonomy |
Volume: | 2021 |
Issue: | 744 |
Page Number: | 34 |
First Page: | 145 |
Last Page: | 178 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 481167382 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |