Potamon rhodium, commonly known as the Rhodes freshwater crab and locally known as the Valley crab, is a semi-terrestrial crab endemic to the island of Rhodes, Greece. The unique pattern on the carapace seems to mimic a moth.[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: | Potamidae |
| Genus: | Potamon |
| Species: | P. rhodium
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| Potamon rhodium (Parisi, 1913)
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Like other crabs in the family Potamidae, it is an omnivorous species, and males are larger than females.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cumberildge, N. (2008). "Potamon rhodium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T134492A3965427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134492A3965427.en. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Pilarinos, George (March 10, 2021). "Butterfly Valley Rhodes - Explore the Rhodian Nature".
- ^ Harlıoğlu, Muzaffer Mustafa; Farhadi, Ardavan; Harlıoğlu, Ayşe Gül (1 September 2018). "A review of the freshwater crabs of Turkey (Brachyura, Potamidae)". Fisheries & Aquatic Life. 26 (3): 151–158. doi:10.2478/aopf-2018-0016.
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