Potamonautes platynotus explained

Potamonautes platynotus is a species of freshwater crab which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the only freshwater crab outside the genus Platythelphusa.^[1] Although primarily aquatic, P. platynotus is sometimes seen out of water, and can survive for many hours without water.

Notes and References

1. . 40 . 2006 . 628–634 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.025 . Molecular evidence for recent divergence of Lake Tanganyika endemic crabs (Decapoda: Platythelphusidae) . Saskia A. E. Marijnissen . Ellinor Michel . Savel R. Daniels . Dirk Erpenbeck . Steph B. J. Menken . Frederick R. Schram . amp . 16647274 . 2.