Candidiopotamon kumejimense
Japanese name: クメジマミナミサワガニ
Chinese name: 久米明溪蟹
English name: Kumejima Candidiopotamon Freshwater Crab
Origin: Kumejima (endemic)
This species is endemic to Kumejima. Compared to Geothelphusa kumejima, it has coarse wrinkles and protuberances on the surface of its carapace, making it easy to distinguish by appearance.
The genus Candidiopotamon is distributed only in Taiwan and some of the Central Ryukyu Islands, with a total of four known species:
- Candidiopotamon kumejimense – found on Kumejima
- Candidiopotamon okinawense – found on Okinawajima
- Candidiopotamon tokashikense – found on Tokashikijima
- Candidiopotamon rathbuni – found in Taiwan
