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Issue: Vol. 5278 No. 1: 4 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5278.1.5
Page range: 119-130
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A checklist and key to the Ivorian freshwater crabs, with the description of a new species of Liberonautes Bott, 1955 (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)

Department of Biology; Northern Michigan University; Marquette; MI 49855-5376; USA
Department of Biology; Northern Michigan University; Marquette; MI 49855-5376; USA
Department of Life Sciences; The Natural History Museum; Cromwell Road; London; SW7 5BD; UK
Crustacea checklist conservation decapod crustacean freshwater brachyurans key taxonomy Upper Guinea forest

Abstract

A new freshwater crab species of Liberonautes Bott, 1955 from Mt. Tonkori in the Upper Guinea rainforest in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa is described. Liberonautes constantini n. sp. is morphologically distinct from other species of this genus found in Côte d’Ivoire and the neighboring countries. The new species is recognised by a unique combination of morphological characters of the carapace, thoracic sternum, major cheliped, and adult male first gonopod. Illustrations of L. constantini n. sp. are provided and differences from congeners found elsewhere in West Africa are discussed. The addition of L. constantini n. sp. raises the number of species of freshwater crabs known to occur in Côte d’Ivoire to seven. An updated checklist and key are provided to the Ivorian species of freshwater crabs, and their conservation status is discussed.

 

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