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Arcopotamonautes xiphoidus (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006)

Potamonautes xiphoidus Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Potamonautes xiphoidus Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) Reed, S.K.; Cumberlidge, N. (2006). Taxonomy and biogeography of the freshwater crabs of Tanzania, East Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae, Platythelphusidae, Deckeniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1262: 1-139. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Arcopotamonautes xiphoidus (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1595858 on 2025-09-12
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original description (of Potamonautes xiphoidus Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) Reed, S.K.; Cumberlidge, N. (2006). Taxonomy and biogeography of the freshwater crabs of Tanzania, East Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae, Platythelphusidae, Deckeniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1262: 1-139. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Cumberlidge, N. & Daniels, S. R. (2022). A new multilocus phylogeny reveals overlooked diversity in African freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Potamoidea): a major revision with new higher taxa and genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1268–1311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab082 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Cumberlidge, N.; Huiskens, A. J.; Jonas, G.I. (2025). Redescription of two species of freshwater crabs from Tanzania, East Africa: <i>Arcopotamonautes unisulcatus</i> (Rathbun, 1933) and <i>A. xiphoidus</i> (Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006) (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5659(4): 565-580., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.4.6 [details] Available for editors  PDF available