Caridina woltereckae
| Caridina woltereckae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Atyidae |
| Genus: | Caridina |
| Species: | C. woltereckae Cai, Wowor & Choy, 2009[2] |
| Binomial name | |
| Caridina woltereckae Cai, Wowor & Choy, 2009[2] | |
Caridina woltereckae, or Sulawesi harlequin shrimp as it is commonly known in the aquarium hobby, is a freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is endemic to Lake Towuti.[1] It resembles the smaller and less contrastingly coloured Caridina spongicola, which is endemic to the same lake.[3]
Threats
It is commonly found on rocky substrate. It is currently under threat by introduced species like the Nile perch, pollution by the human activities and nickel mining and uncontrolled harvesting for the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 De Grave, S., Wowor, D. & Klotz, W. (2013). "Caridina woltereckae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T197697A2496400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197697A2496400.en. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- 1 2 WoRMS (2018). Caridina woltereckae Cai, Wowor & Choy, 2009. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=586462 on 2018-04-09
- ↑ von Rintelen, K.; and Cai, Y. (2009). Radiation of endemic species flocks in ancient lakes: Systematic revision of the freshwater shrimp Caridina H. Milne Edawrds, 1837 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from the ancient lakes of Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of eight new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57: 343-352.
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