Caridina appendiculata Jalihal & Shenoy, 1998

Figs 2H, 25C

Caridina appendiculata Jalihal & Shenoy, 1998: 128 .

Caridina appendiculata – Klotz, Karge & von Rintelen 2007: 7–9, figs 3 (in part)–4.— de Mazancourt et al. 2018c: 1433–1435, fig.4. — de Mazancourt et al. 2019a: 166, 169–170.

Material examined

SOLOMON ISLANDS – Kolombangara Island • 1 ♂, cl 3.5 mm; Zamba River; 08°05.934´S, 157°00.830´E; 0 m a.s.l.; 9 Nov. 2015; P. Keith, C. Lord and G. Marquet leg.; MNHN-IU-2018-133 • 1 ♂, cl 3.6 mm; same collection data as for preceding; MNHN-IU-2018-134 • 1 ♀ ovig., cl 4.0 mm; Vanga 2 River; 07°54.825´S, 156°57.762´E; 5 m a.s.l.; 18 Nov. 2015; P. Keith, C. Lord and G. Marquet leg.; DNA voucher: CA1494; MNHN-IU-2018-135 • 1 ♀ ovig., cl 4.1 mm; same collection data as for preceding; DNA voucher: CA1495; MNHN-IU-2018-136 • 1 ♂, cl 3.3 mm; same collection data as for preceding; MNHN-IU-2018-137. – Isabel Island • 1 specimen; Kia, Hobolito River; 07.62419° S, 158.54004° E; 0–9 m a.s.l.; 24 Oct. 2019; P. Keith, C. Lord, R. Causse and D. Boseto leg.; DNA voucher: CA2502; MNHN .

Remarks

de Mazancourt et al. (2018c) recently redescribed C. appendiculata in detail. This species is known from Australia, Indonesia (Flores, Obira and Sulawesi), Solomon Islands (Kolombangara, Isabel), Micronesia (Pohnpei), Palau and Vanuatu (Aneityum, Efate, Epi and Santo). This species lives in a typical brackish water environment (brackish water pool or lower part of rivers, near the estuary).