Lophopotamon

Lophopotamon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Genus: Lophopotamon
Dai, 1999
Species:
L. yenyuanense
Binomial name
Lophopotamon yenyuanense
(Dai et al., 1990)

Lophopotamon is a genus of freshwater crab in the family Potamidae, containing only a single species, L. yenyuanense.

Distribution & habitat

Lophopotamon yenyuanense lives in rivers and streams in China's inland wetlands of Yanyuan.

Conservation

The species is currently classified as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN Red List, as its population size is unknown.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Esser, L.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Lophopotamon yenyuanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T135006A4049983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135006A4049983.en.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lophopotamon yenyuanense (Dai, G.-X. Chen, J.-B. Liu, Luo, Yi, Z.-H. Liu, Gu & C.-H. Liu, 1990)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.