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]

Potamon rhodium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Genus: Potamon
Species:
P. rhodium
Binomial name
Potamon rhodium
(Parisi, 1913)

Like other crabs in the family Potamidae, it is an omnivorous species, and males are larger than females.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Pilarinos, George (March 10, 2021). "Butterfly Valley Rhodes - Explore the Rhodian Nature".
  3. ^ 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.