Cryptopotamon anacoluthon
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
ARTHROPODA |
CRUSTACEA |
DECAPODA |
POTAMIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cryptopotamon anacoluthon |
| Species Authority: |
(Kemp, 1918) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Subfamily Potamiscinae. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Esser, L. and Cumberlidge, N. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Ng, P. and McIvor, A. |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because it may be under long-term threat from rapid anthropogenic changes affecting its habitat and is only known from three locations. This species only lives in clean streams, a habitat that may be threatened by future human induced degradation due to human population increases and industrial and agrarian development. This species is not found in a protected area and was last collected in 1991.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
There is no information on population size, abundance, or trends.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species appears to be most numerous in shaded shallow streams with clear, fast-flowing water, rocky substratum, and accumulations of leaf-litter, which serve as shelter and food. It is not found in polluted waters. For a potamid, this species is timid and specimens can be kept together without much damage to one another.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat loss and pollution.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Habitat loss and pollution. No conservation measures are known to be in place for this species and it is not found in a protected area.
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