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Potamon

Potamon
Potamon fluviatile02.jpg
Potamon fluviatile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Genus: Potamon
Savigny, 1816 
Type species
Potamon fluviatile
(Herbst, 1785)

Potamon is a genus of freshwater or semi-terrestrial crabs mainly found from Southern Europe through the Middle East, and as far east as north-western India. The only exception is the North African P. algeriense, which also is the only Potamid of mainland Africa. Twenty species are currently recognised:

Many other taxa from Indo-China, originally described as species of Potamon, are now placed in other genera, such as Himalayapotamon, Beccumon, Eosamon and Takpotamon.



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