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A New Species of Himalayapotamon pretzmann, 1966 (Decapoda : Brachyura : Potamidae : Potaminae) from Western Himalaya, India
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A new species of potamid crab of the genus Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1966 from Jammu and Kashmir is described in this paper with illustrations. A key to all the 14 species reported so far has been provided. All the related species of the genus has been compared with Himalayapotamon pretzmanni sp. nov.
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Crustacea, Decapoda, Himalayapotamon pretzmanni, New Species, India, Description.
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