Potamonautes perlatus, the Cape river crab, is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Cape River Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Potamonautes barnardi
- Potamonautes barbarai
- Potamonautes warreni
- Potamonautes unispinus
- Potamonautes danielsi
- Potamonautes bayonianus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Potamonautidae
- Genus
- Potamonautes
- Species
- Potamonautes perlatus
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