Potamon
Genus of crabs
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Potamon is a genus of freshwater or semiterrestrial crabs mainly found from Southern Europe through the Middle East, and as far east as north-western India.[2] The only exception is the North African P. algeriense, which also is the only potamid of mainland Africa. Twenty species are currently recognised.[1][3][4] These crabs are omnivores that have a broad ecological tolerance. The adult Potaman reach up to 50 mm in size during their 10-12 year life span.
- Potamon algeriense Bott, 1967
- Potamon bileki Pretzmann, 1971
- Potamon bilobatum Brandis, Storch & Türkay, 2000
- Potamon fluviatile (Herbst, 1785)
- Potamon gedrosianum Alcock, 1909
- Potamon hippocratis Ghigi, 1929
- Potamon hueceste Pretzmann, 1983
- Potamon ibericum (Bieberstein, 1808)
- Potamon magnum Pretzmann, 1962
- Potamon mesopotamicum Pretzmann, 1962
- Potamon monticola Alcock, 1910
- Potamon pelops Jesse et al., 2010
- Potamon persicum Pretzmann, 1962
- Potamon potamios (Olivier, 1804)
- Potamon rhodium Parisi, 1913
- Potamon ruttneri Pretzmann, 1962
- Potamon setigerum Rathbun, 1904
- Potamon strouhali Pretzmann, 1962
- Potamon transcaspicum Pretzmann, 1962
- Potamon ilam Keikhosravi & Schubart, 2014
- Potamon elbursi Pretzmann, 1962
| Potamon | |
|---|---|
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| Potamon fluviatile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamidae |
| Subfamily: | Potaminae |
| Genus: | Potamon Savigny, 1816 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Potamon fluviatile (Herbst, 1785) | |
Many other taxa from Indochina, originally described as species of Potamon, are now placed in other genera, such as Himalayapotamon, Beccumon, Eosamon, and Takpotamon.[1]