Afrithelphusa afzelii

Overview

Biome: Freshwater

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Crustaceomorpha () - (Chernyshev, 1960)
        Superclass: Crustacea () - Pennant, 1777 - Crustaceans
        Epiclass: Eucrustacea ()
        Class: Malacostraca () - Latreille, 1802
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca () - Grobben, 1892
        Superorder: Eucarida () - Calman, 1904
        Order: Decapoda () - Latreille, 1802 - Decapods
        Suborder: Pleocyemata () - Burkenroad, 1963
        Infraorder: Brachyura () - Latreille, 1802
        Superfamily: Potamoidea () - Ortmann, 1896
        Family: Gecarcinucidae ()
        Genus: Afrithelphusa ()
        Specific name: afzelii
        Scientific name: - Afrithelphusa afzelii

There are approximately 4 species in this genus:

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 18, 2006.
Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group 1996. Afrithelphusa afzelii. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 January 2007.