Species Caridina confusa Choy & Marshall, 1997
False Zebra Shrimp
- Caridina confusa Choy, S. & Marshall, J. 1997. Two new species of freshwater atyid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from northern Queensland and the distributional ecology of the Caridina typus species-group in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 25-36 [27 figs 1a, 2i-j, 3b-c, 4a-e].
Type data:
Holotype QM W21906 ♀, Thiaki Creek at Seamark Road crossing, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland [17°23.5'S 145°32.5'E].
Paratype(s) QM 21907 ♂, Thiaki Creek at Seamark Road crossing, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland; QM W21908 21♂ 50♀, upper North Johnstone River near Bromfield Swamp, north Queensland; QM W18841 ♂, Thiaki Creek, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland; QM W18720 ♂ 2♀, small creek about 6 km SW of Malanda, north Queensland; QM W18725 13♂ 16♀, Thiaki Creek, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland; QM W21909 about 100 specimens, Thiaki Creek at Seamark Road crossing, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland; QM W21910 about 50 specimens, Thiaki Creek, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland; QM W21917 6♂ 7♀, Ithaca Creek, upper North Johnstone catchment, north Queensland; QM W21911 about 200 specimens, Gwynne Creek at Gillies Road crossing, Upper Baron catchment, north Queensland; QM W21912 14 specimens, upper Gwynne Creek, Upper Baron catchment, north Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Upper North Johnstone and upper Baron River catchments.
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Streams flowing through open grassland and remnant rainforest.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837 | 23-May-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |