Potamon potamios

Potamon potamios is a semi-terrestrial crab occurring around the eastern Mediterranean, including many Mediterranean islands,[1] extending as far south and west as the Sinai Peninsula.[2]

Potamon potamios

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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P. potamios
Binomial name
Potamon potamios
(Olivier, 1804)

References

  1. Neil Cumberildge (2008). "Potamon potamios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 Oct 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Neil Cumberlidge (2009). "Freshwater Crabs and Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Nile Basin". In Henri J. Dumont (ed.). The Nile: Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use. Monographiae Biologicae. 89. Springer. pp. 546–562. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9726-3_27. ISBN 978-1-4020-9725-6.


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