Report of Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) and description of a new species Caridina kutchi sp. nov. from Gujarat, India

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 21 Mar 2019Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 4,568 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Pandya, Pranav J.; Richard, Jasmine;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.3

pmid: 31715844

Report of Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) and description of a new species Caridina kutchi sp. nov. from Gujarat, India

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Abstract

This study aims to report the freshwater shrimps of the genus Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837, from the Indian state of Gujarat, which has a unique landscape and climatic conditions that form a significant environment for biological studies. Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918, is re-described with type specimens and fresh collections from Shetrunji River, Saurashtra Peninsula. Caridina kutchi sp. nov., is described from Khari River, Kutch Peninsula.

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Natural History Museum
United Kingdom
R. R. Lalan College
India

Keywords

Arthropoda, India, Fresh Water, Biodiversity, Atyidae, Rivers, Decapoda, Animalia, Animals, Malacostraca, Taxonomy

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