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New freshwater crab species discovered in Sierra Leone
Original: # NewSpecies ! New freshwater crab from # sierra_leone just pinched us: Afrithelphusa outamba Treatment: https:// treatm
Scientists have described a new species of freshwater crab from Sierra Leone, named Afrithelphusa outamba, in a paper published in the European Journal of Taxonomy. The formal species treatment and publication details have been made openly available online, and the find is being shared in taxonomy and biodiversity circles as a notable addition to West Africa's freshwater fauna.
Why now: The formal description of a new species is fresh news of interest to biologists and nature enthusiasts.
Afrithelphusa outambaSierra LeoneEuropean Journal of TaxonomyPlazi
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- # NewSpecies ! New freshwater crab from # sierra_leone just pinched us: Afrithelphusa outamba Treatment: https:// treatment.plazi.org/id/03C987B C-6E01-FFC1-FDD3-229A682C2152 Publication: https:// doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1097. 3328 # ejtaxonomy # AfrithelphusaOutamba #… · plazi_species@mastodon.green · 11
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