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Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838

439782  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:439782)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Potamoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Potamonautidae (Family)
  16. Potamonautinae (Subfamily)
  17. Potamonautes (Genus)
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  1. Species Potamonautes adeleae Bott, 1968
  2. Species Potamonautes amathole Peer & Gouws in Peer, Gouws, Maliwa, Barker, Juby & Perissinotto, 2023
  3. Species Potamonautes anchietae (de Brito Capello, 1870)
  4. Species Potamonautes aurantius Mengel & Daniels, 2024
  5. Species Potamonautes barbarai Phiri & Daniels, 2014
  6. Species Potamonautes barnardi Phiri & Daniels, 2014
  7. Species Potamonautes bayonianus (de Brito Capello, 1864)
  8. Species Potamonautes baziya Daniels, Barnes, Marais & Gouws, 2021
  9. Species Potamonautes biballensis (Rathbun, 1905)
  10. Species Potamonautes brincki (Bott, 1960)
  11. Species Potamonautes clarus Gouws, Stewart & Coke, 2000
  12. Species Potamonautes danielsi Peer & Gouws in Peer, Gouws, Lazo-Wasem, Perissinotto & Miranda, 2017
  13. Species Potamonautes dentatus Stewart, Coke & PA Cook, 1995
  14. Species Potamonautes depressus (Krauss, 1843)
  15. Species Potamonautes dubius (de Brito Capello, 1873)
  16. Species Potamonautes flavusjo Daniels, Phiri & Bayliss, 2014
  17. Species Potamonautes gorongosa Cumberlidge, Naskrecki & Daniels, 2016
  18. Species Potamonautes granularis Daniels, Stewart & Gibbons, 1998
  19. Species Potamonautes isimangaliso Peer & Gouws in Peer, Perissinotto, Gouws & Miranda, 2015
  20. Species Potamonautes karooensis Daniels, Buschhau, Gullacksen, Marais, Gouws & Barnes, 2022
  21. Species Potamonautes kensleyi Cumberlidge & Tavares, 2006
  22. Species Potamonautes lindblomi (Colosi, 1924)
  23. Species Potamonautes lividus Gouws, Stewart & Reavell, 2001
  24. Species Potamonautes machadoi Bott, 1964
  25. Species Potamonautes macrobrachii Bott, 1953
  26. Species Potamonautes marchei (Rathbun, 1902)
  27. Species Potamonautes mariepskoppie Daniels, Barnes, Marais & Gouws, 2021
  28. Species Potamonautes mhlophe Daniels, 2017
  29. Species Potamonautes mulanjeensis Daniels & Bayliss, 2012
  30. Species Potamonautes mutareensis Phiri & Daniels, 2013
  31. Species Potamonautes ngoyensis Daniels, Busschau & Cumberlidge, 2019
  32. Species Potamonautes ntendekaensis Daniels, Busschau & Cumberlidge, 2019
  33. Species Potamonautes parvicorpus Daniels, Stewart & Burmeister, 2001
  34. Species Potamonautes parvispina Stewart, 1997
  35. Species Potamonautes perlatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
  36. Species Potamonautes principe Cumberlidge, Clark & Baillie, 2002
  37. Species Potamonautes regnieri (Rathbun, 1904)
  38. Species Potamonautes sidneyi (Rathbun, 1904)
  39. Species Potamonautes tuerkayi Wood & Daniels, 2016
  40. Species Potamonautes tugenensis Morris, 1976 †
  41. Species Potamonautes unispinus Stewart & PA Cook, 1998
  42. Species Potamonautes valles Daniels, Buschhau, Gullacksen, Marais, Gouws & Barnes, 2022
  43. Species Potamonautes warreni (Calman, 1918)
  44. Species Potamonautes wolkbergi Mengel & Daniels, 2024
  45. Species Potamonautes acristatus Bott, 1955 accepted as Longipotamonautes acristatus (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. Species Potamonautes adentatus Bott, 1955 accepted as Longipotamonautes adentatus (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Potamonautes alluaudi (Bouvier, 1921) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes alluaudi (Bouvier, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae (Nobili, 1906) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes aloysiisabaudiae (Nobili, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Potamonautes antheus (Colosi, 1920) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes antheus (Colosi, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Potamonautes ballayi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1886) accepted as Longipotamonautes ballayi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Potamonautes bellarussus Daniels, Phiri & Bayliss, 2014 accepted as Arcopotamonautes bellarussus Daniels, Phiri & Bayliss, 2014 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Species Potamonautes berardi (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes berardi (Audouin, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Potamonautes bipartitus (Hilgendorf, 1898) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes bipartitus (Hilgendorf, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Potamonautes calcaratus (Gordon, 1929) accepted as Maritimonautes calcaratus (Gordon, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  56. Species Potamonautes choloensis (Chace, 1953) accepted as Maritimonautes choloensis (Chace, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Potamonautes congoensis (Rathbun, 1921) accepted as Acanthothelphusa congoensis (Rathbun, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Potamonautes didieri (Rathbun, 1905) accepted as Acanthothelphusa didieri (Rathbun, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Potamonautes dybowskii (Rathbun, 1905) accepted as Acanthothelphusa dybowskii (Rathbun, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Potamonautes ecorssei (Marchand, 1902) accepted as Occidensonautes ecorssei (Marchand, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Potamonautes elgonensis Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes elgonensis (Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  62. Species Potamonautes emini (Hilgendorf, 1892) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes emini (Hilgendorf, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Potamonautes gerdalensis Bott, 1955 accepted as Arcopotamonautes gerdalensis (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  64. Species Potamonautes gonocristatus Bott, 1955 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes gonocristatus (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  65. Species Potamonautes ignestii (Parisi, 1923) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes ignestii (Parisi, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  66. Species Potamonautes infravallatus (Hilgendorf, 1898) accepted as Arcopotamonautes infravallatus (Hilgendorf, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Species Potamonautes jeanneli (Bouvier, 1921) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes jeanneli (Bouvier, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Potamonautes johnstoni (Miers, 1885) accepted as Arcopotamonautes johnstoni (Miers, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  69. Species Potamonautes langi (Rathbun, 1921) accepted as Platythelphusa langi (Rathbun, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  70. Species Potamonautes lipkei Ďuriš & Koch, 2010 accepted as Occidensonautes lipkei (Duriš & Koch, 2010) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Potamonautes lirrangensis (Rathbun, 1904) accepted as Acanthothelphusa lirrangensis (Rathbun, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  72. Species Potamonautes loashiensis Bott, 1955 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes loashiensis Bott, 1955 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  73. Species Potamonautes loveni (Colosi, 1924) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes loveni (Colosi, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Potamonautes loveridgei (Rathbun, 1933) accepted as Arcopotamonautes loveridgei (Rathbun, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Potamonautes lueboensis (Rathbun, 1904) accepted as Acanthothelphusa lueboensis (Rathbun, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Potamonautes margaritarius (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) accepted as Nesonautes margaritarius (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  77. Species Potamonautes minor Bott, 1955 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes minor (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  78. Species Potamonautes montivagus (Chace, 1953) accepted as Arcopotamonautes montivagus (Chace, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Potamonautes mutandensis (Chace, 1942) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes mutandensis (Chace, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Potamonautes namuliensis Daniels & Bayliss, 2012 accepted as Maritimonautes namuliensis (Daniels & Bayliss, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Potamonautes neumanni (Hilgendorf, 1898) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes neumanni (Hilgendorf, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  82. Species Potamonautes niloticus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) accepted as Acanthothelphusa niloticus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  83. Species Potamonautes obesus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) accepted as Maritimonautes obesus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Potamonautes odhneri (Colosi, 1924) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes odhneri (Colosi, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Potamonautes paecilei (A. Milne-Edwards, 1886) accepted as Longipotamonautes paecilei (A. Milne-Edwards, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Potamonautes perparvus (Rathbun, 1921) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes perparvus (Rathbun, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Potamonautes pilosus (Hilgendorf, 1898) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes pilosus (Hilgendorf, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  88. Species Potamonautes platycentron (Hilgendorf, 1897) accepted as Arcopotamonautes platycentron (Hilgendorf, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Species Potamonautes platynotus (Cunnington, 1907) accepted as Arcopotamonautes platynotus (Cunnington, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Potamonautes punctatus Bott, 1955 accepted as Longipotamonautes punctatus (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  91. Species Potamonautes raybouldi Cumberlidge & Vannini, 2004 accepted as Arcopotamonautes raybouldi (Cumberlidge & Vannini, 2004) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Potamonautes reidi Cumberlidge, 1999 accepted as Longipotamonautes reidi (Cumberlidge, 1999) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  93. Species Potamonautes rodolphianus (Rathbun, 1909) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes rodolphianus (Rathbun, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Potamonautes rothschildi (Rathbun, 1909) accepted as Rotundopotamonautes rothschildi (Rathbun, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  95. Species Potamonautes rukwanzi Corace, Cumberlidge & Garms, 2001 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes rukwanzi (Corace, Cumberlidge & Garms, 2001) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Potamonautes schubotzi (Balss, 1914) accepted as Longipotamonautes schubotzi (Balss, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  97. Species Potamonautes semilunaris Bott, 1955 accepted as Longipotamonautes semilunaris (Bott, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Potamonautes senegalensis Bott, 1970 accepted as Occidensonautes senegalensis (Bott, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Potamonautes stanleyensis (Rathbun, 1921) accepted as Acanthothelphusa stanleyensis (Rathbun, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Potamonautes subukia Cumberlidge & Dobson, 2008 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes subukia (Cumberlidge & Dobson, 2008) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  101. Species Potamonautes suprasulcatus (Hilgendorf, 1898) accepted as Arcopotamonautes suprasulcata (Hilgendorf, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Potamonautes triangulus Bott, 1959 accepted as Occidensonautes triangulus (Bott, 1959) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  103. Species Potamonautes unisulcatus (Rathbun, 1933) accepted as Arcopotamonautes unisulcatus (Rathbun, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Potamonautes walderi (Colosi, 1924) accepted as Acanthothelphusa walderi (Colosi, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Species Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010 accepted as Rotundopotamonautes williamsi (Cumberlidge & Clark, 2010) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Species Potamonautes xiphoidus Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006 accepted as Arcopotamonautes xiphoidus (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439782 on 2025-04-26
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439782 on 2025-04-26
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2009-12-16 09:09:19Z
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Davie, Peter
2020-09-11 09:11:18Z
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De Grave, Sammy

original description MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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