Potamidae is a

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

freshwater crab Around 1,300 species of freshwater crabs are distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, divided among eight family (biology), families. They show direct development and maternal care of a small number of offspring, in contrast to marine c ...

s. It includes more than 650 species and nearly 100 genera, which are placed into two subfamilies: Potaminae and Potamiscinae.

Subfamily Potaminae

The Potaminae Ortmann, 1896 are distributed around the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...

, on

Socotra Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as ...

and eastwards to

Northern India North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...

. *'' Acanthopotamon'' Kemp, 1918 *'' Alcomon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Himalayapotamon'' Pretzmann, 1966 *'' Lobothelphusa'' Bouvier, 1917 *'' Paratelphusula'' Alcock, 1909 *'' Potamon'' Savigny, 1816 *''

'' Cumberlidge & Wranik, 2002 *'' Socotrapotamon'' Apel & Brandis, 2000

Subfamily Potamiscinae

The Potamiscinae Bott, 1970 are found in

East Asia East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of Economy of China, China, Economy of Ja ...

and

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

. *'' Acartiapotamon'' Dai, 1999 *'' Allopotamon'' Ng, 1988 *''Amamiku'' Naruse, Segawa & Shokita, 2004 *'' Aparapotamon'' Dai & G. X. Chen, 1985 *'' Apotamonautes'' Dai & Xing, 1993 *'' Artopotamon'' Dai & G. X. Chen, 1985 *'' Arquatopotamon'' Chu, Zhou & Sun, 2017 *'' Aspermon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Badistemon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Balssipotamon'' Dang & Ho, 2008 *'' Beccumon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Bottapotamon'' Türkay & Dai, 1997 *'' Candidiopotamon'' Bott, 1967 *'' Carpomon'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 1998 *'' Cerberusa'' Holthuis, 1979 *'' Chinapotamon'' Dai & Naiyanetr, 1994 *'' Cryptopotamon'' Ng & Dudgeon, 1992 *'' Daipotamon'' Ng & Trontelj, 1996 *'' Dalatomon'' Dang & Ho, 2007 *'' Demanietta'' Bott, 1966 *'' Diyutamon'' Huang, Shih & Ng, 2017 *'' Doimon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Donopotamon'' Dang & Ho, 2005 *'' Dromothelphusa'' Naiyanetr, 1992 *'' Eosamon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Erebusa'' Yeo & Ng, 1999 *'' Esanpotamon'' Naiyanetr & Ng, 1997 *'' Eurusamon'' Huang, 2018 *'' Flabellamon'' Ng, 1996 *'' Geothelphusa'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Hainanpotamon'' Dai, 1995 *'' Heterochelamon'' Türkay & Dai, 1997 *'' Huananpotamon'' Dai & Ng, 1994 *'' Ibanum'' Ng, 1995 *'' Indochinamon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Inlethelphusa'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Insulamon'' Ng & Takeda, 1992 *'' Iomon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Isolapotamon'' Bott, 1968 *'' Johora'' Bott, 1966 *'' Kanpotamon'' Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993 *'' Kukrimon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007: *'' Lacunipotamon'' Dai ''et al.'', 1975 *'' Laevimon'' Yeo & Ng, 2005 *'' Larnaudia'' Bott, 1966 *'' Latopotamon'' Dai & Türkay, 1997 *'' Longpotamon'' Shih, Huang & Ng, 2016 *'' Lophopotamon'' Dai, 1999 *'' Malayopotamon'' Bott, 1968 *'' Mediapotamon'' Türkay & Dai, 1997 *'' Megacephalomon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Mindoron'' Ng & Takeda, 1992 *'' Minpotamon'' Dai & Türkay, 1997 *'' Minutomon'' Huang & Mao, 2014 *'' Nakhonsimon'' Promdam, Nabhitabhata & Ng, 2014 *'' Nanhaipotamon'' Bott, 1968 *'' Neilupotamon'' Dai & Türkay, 1997 *'' Nemoron'' Ng, 1996 *'' Neolarnaudia'' Türkay & Naiyanetr, 1986 *'' Neotiwaripotamon'' Dai & Naiyanetr, 1994 *'' Ovitamon'' Ng & Takeda, 1992 *'' Parapotamonoides'' Dai, 1990 *'' Parapotamon'' De Man, 1907 *'' Pararanguna'' Dai & G. X. Chen, 1985 *'' Parvuspotamon'' Dai & Bo, 1994 *'' Phaibulamon'' Ng, 1992 *'' Phasmon'' Huang, Ahyong & Shih, 2020 *'' Pilosamon'' Ng, 1996 *'' Planumon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Potamiscus'' Alcock, 1909 *'' Pudaengon'' Ng & Naiyanetr, 1995 *'' Pupamon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Qianguimon'' Huang, 2018 *'' Qianpotamon'' Dai, 1995 *'' Quadramon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Rathbunamon'' Ng, 1996 *'' Ryukyum'' Ng & Shokita, 1995 *'' Setosamon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Shanphusa'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Sinolapotamon'' Tai & Sung, 1975 *'' Sinopotamon'' Bott, 1967 *'' Stelomon'' Yeo & Naiyanetr, 2000 *'' Stoliczia'' Bott, 1966 *'' Takpotamon'' Brandis, 2002 *'' Tenuilapotamon'' Dai ''et al.'', 1984 *'' Tenuipotamon'' Dai, 1990 *'' Teretamon'' Yeo & Ng, 2007 *'' Terrapotamon'' Ng, 1986 *'' Thaiphusa'' Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993 *'' Thaipotamon'' Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993 *'' Tiwaripotamon'' Bott, 1970 *'' Tomaculamon'' Yeo & Ng, 1997 *'' Trichopotamon'' Dai & G. X. Chen, 1985 *'' Vadosapotamon'' Dai & Türkay, 1997 *'' Vietopotamon'' Dang & Ho, 2002 *'' Vietorientalia'' Đăng, 2012 *'' Villopotamon'' Dang & Ho, 2003 *'' Yarepotamon'' Dai & Türkay, 1997 *'' Yuebeipotamon'' Huang, Shih & Mao, 2016 *'' Yuexipotamon'' Huang & Mao, 2014

References

External links

* Potamoidea Decapod families {{Potamoidea-stub