Species Leptopalaemon glabrus (Bruce, 1993)
Smooth Kakadu-shrimp
- Kakaducaris glabra Bruce, A.J. 1993. Kakaducaris glabra gen. nov., sp. nov., a new freshwater shrimp from the Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae with the designation of a new subfamily Kakaducaridinae. Hydrobiologia 268: 27-44 [28 figs 1-12].
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr.001992a ♀ (90 m alt), Lightning Dreaming Creek, Nourlangie, Kakadu National Park, NT [12°55.3'S 132°55.8'E].
Paratype(s) NTM Cr.001992b ♂ (as allotype); NTM Cr.001992c 26 specimens; RMNH D36150; RMNH D36151; USNM 234303; AM P41845; BMNH 1993:76.1; QM W16558.
Generic Combinations
- Leptopalaemon glabra (Bruce, 1993).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NT: Pine Creek (PCK)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, freshwater, permanent pond, rock bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Rock pool in the downfall of a waterfall, occurring in areas subject to torrential flow.
General References
Short, J.W., Humphrey, C.L. & Page, T.J. 2013. Systematic revision and reappraisal of the Kakaducarididae Bruce (Crustacea : Decapoda : Caridea) with the description of three new species of Leptopalaemon Bruce & Short. Invertebrate Systematics 27: 87–117 [98] (revised diagnosis)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |