Species Caridina zebra Short, 1993
Zebra Shrimp
- Caridina zebra Short, J.W. 1993. Caridina zebra, a new species of freshwater atyid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda) from northeastern Queensland rainforest. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 61-67 [62 figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype QM W18718 ♂ (altitude ca. 750 m), O'Leary Creek, NE QLD [17°50.7'S 145°37.7'E].
Paratype(s) QM W18719 ♀ (as allotype); QM W18120 2♂ 23♀; QM W18131 3♂ 2♀; QM W18719 1♀; QM W18124 1♂ 2♀; QM W18127 5♂ 4♀; QM W19158 24♂ 38♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Rainforest creeks.
General References
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 [26] (additional figures)
Hughes, J.M., Bunn, S.E., Hurwood, D.A., Choy, S. & Pearson, R.G. 1996. Genetic differentiation among populations of Caridina zebra (Decapoda: Atyidae) in tropical rainforest streams, northern Australia. Freshwater Biology 36: 289-296
Short, J.W. 2000. Freshwater and terrestrial Crustacea. pp. 58–67 in, Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland. Queensland Museum : South Brisbane. 368 pp. [62, colour pl.]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2014 | ATYIDAE De Haan, 1849 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |