Hainanpotamon
Genus of crabs
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Hainanpotamon is a genus of freshwater crabs, containing the following species:[1][2]
- Hainanpotamon auriculatum Yeo & Naruse, 2008
- Hainanpotamon daiae Yeo & Naruse, 2008
- Hainanpotamon directum Yeo & Naruse, 2008
- Hainanpotamon fuchengense Dai, 1995
- Hainanpotamon helense Dai, 1995
- Hainanpotamon orientale (Parisi, 1916)
| Hainanpotamon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamidae |
| Subfamily: | Potamiscinae |
| Genus: | Hainanpotamon Dai, 1995 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Potamon (Potamon) orientale Parisi, 1916 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The genus was originally described in 1975 by Dang as Orientalia but that name was a junior homonym of the mollusc genus Orientalia, established by Radoman in 1972.[3] The first available name is therefore Hainanpotamon, independently established by Dai in 1995.[3]
