Platythelphusa idjiwiensis
Species of crab
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Platythelphusa idjiwiensis is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is endemic to the island of Idjwi in Lake Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are streams and other freshwater habitats.
| Platythelphusa idjiwiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamonautidae |
| Genus: | Platythelphusa |
| Species: | P. idjiwiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platythelphusa idjiwiensis (Chace, 1942) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Potamon idjiwiensis Chace, 1942 | |
