Louisea

Louisea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Potamonautidae
Subfamily:
Hydrothelphusinae
Genus:
Louisea

Cumberlidge, 1994
Species
  • L. balssi (Bott, 1959)
  • L. edeaensis (Bott, 1969)

Louisea is a genus of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae, containing two species, Louisea balssi and Louisea edeaensis.[1] Both species are endemic to Cameroon and listed as endangered species on the IUCN Red List.

L. edeaensis is known from only three specimens, which were collected in 1910 from two locations in Edéa and Yabassi,[2] while L. balssi is only known from four specimens collected in the Bamenda highlands, and has not been seen alive since 1909.[3]

  1. ^ P. K. L. Ng; D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Louisea edeaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12383A3339062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12383A3339062.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Louisea balssi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T134759A4009175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134759A4009175.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.