Potamonautes niloticus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Nile Basin in Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda.[1] Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamonautidae |
| Genus: | Potamonautes |
| Species: | P. niloticus
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| Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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References edit
- ^ a b Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44535A84352721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44535A84352721.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa". Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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