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| Genus: | Globonautes Bott, 1959 |
| Species: | G. macropus |
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| Globonautes macropus (Rathbun, 1898) | |
Globonautes macropus is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae, the only species in the genus Globonautes.[2] It is found in Guinea and Liberia and presumably in Sierra Leone, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1] It lives in tree hollows filled with water, in closed-canopy rainforest.[1]
References
- ^ a b c N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Globonautes macropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T9251A12975497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T9251A12975497.en.
- ^ P. K. L. Ng; D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.