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The occurrence of the freshwater crab Potamon fluviatile (Decapoda: Brachyura) in Corfu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Peter G. Sutton
Peter G. Sutton*
Affiliation:
2 Fir Tree Close, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1NZ, UK
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Correspondence should be addressed to: Peter G. Sutton, 2 Fir Tree Close, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1NZ, UK email: petersutton@freeuk.com
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Abstract

Potamon fluviatile is one of four freshwater crabs to be found in the Balkan Peninsula. It was previously recorded from a north-western locality in Corfu during 1977. This paper reports a second site for this species, in the southern half of the island, and discusses the general prognosis for the continued presence of this and other freshwater crabs in habitats across their natural range in the Mediterranean region.

Keywords

occurrencefreshwater crabPotamon fluviatileCorfu
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e58
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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