Lophopotamon

Lophopotamon
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Potamidae
Genus:	Lophopotamon Dai, 1999
Species:	L. yenyuanense
Binomial name
Lophopotamon yenyuanense (Dai et al., 1990)

Lophopotamon is a genus of freshwater crab in the family Potamidae, containing only a single species, L. yenyuanense.[2]

Distribution & habitat

Lophopotamon yenyuanense lives in rivers and streams in China's inland wetlands of Yanyuan.[1]

Conservation

The species is currently classified as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN Red List, as its population size is unknown.[1]

References

1. Esser, L.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Lophopotamon yenyuanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T135006A4049983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135006A4049983.en.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lophopotamon yenyuanense (Dai, G.-X. Chen, J.-B. Liu, Luo, Yi, Z.-H. Liu, Gu & C.-H. Liu, 1990)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.