Potamon rhodium
Species of crab
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Potamon rhodium, commonly known as the Rhodes freshwater crab and locally known as the Valley crab, is a semi-terrestrial crab endemic to the island of Rhodes, Greece. The unique pattern on the carapace seems to mimic a moth.[2]
| Potamon rhodium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamidae |
| Genus: | Potamon |
| Species: | P. rhodium |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamon rhodium (Parisi, 1913) | |
Like other crabs in the family Potamidae, it is an omnivorous species, and males are larger than females.[3]
