Ndongo, Pierre A. Mvogo and Von Rintelen, Thomas and Schubart, Christoph D. and Albrecht, Christian and Tamesse, Joseph L. and Cumberlidge, Neil (2017) New data on the taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of the rediscovered Louisea edeaensis (Bott, 1969) (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae), an endangered freshwater crab from Cameroon. ZOOTAXA, 4231 (2). pp. 273-280. ISSN 1175-5326, 1175-5334
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The rare and endangered Cameroonian potamonautid freshwater crab Louisea edeaensis (Bott, 1969) was recently rediscovered during a biological inventory of the freshwater decapods of southern Cameroon. The previous record dated back more than 100 years. The new specimens allow an updated diagnosis of the species based on comparisons of important taxonomic characters. Photographs of the carapace, gonopods, third maxillipeds, and chelipeds of the largest adult male specimen from Lake Ossa, Cameroon are provided, as are the first photographs of living specimens. The conservation implications of the new data on habitat, population structure, distribution, and threats for this rare and endangered species are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | GENUS; Crustacea; taxonomy; Lake Ossa; IUCN Red List |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2018 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2019 09:27 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/396 |
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