Species Macrobrachium xmas Fujita, Davie & Ng, 2015
- Macrobrachium xmas Fujita, Y., Davie, P.J.F. & Ng, P.K.L. 2015. A new stygobitic prawn of the genus Macrobrachium Spence Bate, 1864, from anchialine caves in Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; with a rediagnosis of M. miyakoense Komai & Fujita, 2005 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63: 610-625 [612].
Type data:
Holotype QM W28315 ♂, Freshwater Cave, Christmas Island.
Paratype(s) ZRC 2015.281 1 ovig. ♀, Whip Cave, Christmas Island; ZRC W28316 1 ovig. ♀, Freshwater Cave, Christmas Island; ZRC 2015.282 1 ♂, Runaway Cave, Christmas Island; RUMF ZC-2802 1 ♂, Runaway Cave, Christmas Island; ZC 2015-02-048 1 ♂, Freshwater Cave, Christmas Island; QM W28316 1 ovig. ♀, Freshwater Cave, Christmas Island.
Introduction
The two specimens that Short & Meek (2000) listed as Macrobrachium microps Holthuis, 1978 should be referred to M. xmas (Fujita et al. 2015).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Only known from Christmas Island
Australian Endemic.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Fujita, Y., Davie, P.J.F. & Ng, P.K.L. 2015. A new stygobitic prawn of the genus Macrobrachium Spence Bate, 1864, from anchialine caves in Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; with a rediagnosis of M. miyakoense Komai & Fujita, 2005 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63: 610-625
Short, J.W. & Meek, P. 2000. New records of Macrobrachium (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 81-86
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 09-Aug-2018 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |