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 algerienseBott, 1967
Potamon bilekiPretzmann, 1971
Potamon bilobatumBrandis, Storch & Türkay, 2000
Potamon fluviatile(Herbst, 1785)
Potamon gedrosianumAlcock, 1909
Potamon huecestePretzmann, 1983
Potamon ibericum(Bieberstein, 1808)
Potamon magnumPretzmann, 1962
Potamon mesopotamicumPretzmann, 1962
Potamon monticolaAlcock, 1910
Potamon pelopsJesse et al., 2010
Potamon persicumPretzmann, 1962
Potamon potamios(Olivier, 1804)
Potamon rhodiumParisi, 1913
Potamon ruttneriPretzmann, 1962
Potamon setigerumRathbun, 1904
Potamon strouhaliPretzmann, 1962
Potamon transcaspicumPretzmann, 1962
Potamon ilamKeikhosravi & Schubart, 2014
Potamon elbursiPretzmann, 1962
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]
^ abcP. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
^Darren C. J. Yeo & Peter K. L. Ng (2007). "On the genus "Potamon" and allies in Indochina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 16: 273–308.
^Ruth Jesse, Christoph D. Schubart & Sebastian Klaus (2010). "Identification of a cryptic lineage within Potamon fluviatile (Herbst) (Crustacea : Brachyura : Potamidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 24 (4): 348–356. doi:10.1071/IS10014.
^Keikhosravi, Alireza; Schubart, Christoph D. (2014). "Description of new freshwater crab species of the genus Potamon(Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Iran, based on morphological and genetic characters". In Daren C.J. Yeo (ed.). Advances in freshwater decapods systematics and biology. Brill. pp. 115–133. ISBN 978-9-0042-0760-8.
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