Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island.[2] It comprises 18 extant genera and 138 extant species.[3] Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae.[4]
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera:[3]
Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island. It comprises 18 extant genera and 138 extant species. Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae.
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera:
Deckeniinae Ortmann, 1897 Deckenia Hilgendorf, 1869 Seychellum Ng, Števčić & Pretzmann, 1995 Hydrothelphusinae Bott, 1955 Afrithelphusa Bott, 1969 Boreas Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002 Globonautes Bott, 1959 Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1872 Louisea Cumberlidge, 1994 Madagapotamon Bott, 1965 Malagasya Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002 Marojejy Cumberlidge, Boyko & Harvey, 2002 Skelosophusa Ng & Takeda, 1994 Potamonautinae Bott, 1970 Erimetopus Rathbun, 1894 Foza Dai & Bo, 1994 Liberonautes Bott, 1955 Platythelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1887 Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838 Potamonemus Cumberlidge & P. F. Clark, 1992 Sudanonautes Bott, 1955 Tanzanonautes † Feldmann et al., 2007
