Caridina elongapoda Liang & Yan, 1977

Cai, Yixiong, Choy, Satish & Ng, Peter K. L., 2009, Epigean And Hypogean Freshwater Shrimps Of Bohol Island, Central Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57 (1), pp. 65-89 : 68

Caridina elongapoda Liang & Yan, 1977

Caridina nilotica elongapoda Liang & Yan, 1977: 220 , Figs. 5–8 [type locality: Xinzai , Gulei village, Zhangpu County, Fujian, southern China].

Caridina aff. brachydactyla - Yeo et al., 1999: 218, Figs. 10 –14; Wowor et al., 2004: Fig. 6B ;

Caridina elongapoda Cai & Shokita, 2006a: 249 .

Material examined. – Two males, cl 4.1–4.5 mm, 3 ovigerous females, cl 5.6–5.8 mm, ZRC 2007.0279, tributary of Loboc River, Loboc, coll. Y. Cai, 19 Dec.2000; 1 male, cl 4.0 mm, 5 females, cl 2.8–3.4 mm, 3 ovigerous females, cl 5.3–6.4 mm, ZRC 2007.0280 , river outside Inabacan Cave , Antequrra, coll. Y. Cai et al., 18 Dec.2000 ; 6 males, cl 3.1–4.7 mm, 17 females, cl 2.8–4.3 mm, ZRC 2007.0281 , river outside Inabacan Cave , Antequrra, coll. Y. Cai et al., 16 Dec.2000 .

Remarks. – Caridina elongapoda has recently been reported from the Philippines (Cai & Shokita, 2006a). Cai & Shokita (2006a) reassigned the material identified as Caridina aff. brachydactyla by Yeo et al. (1999) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia, to this species.Current known distribution is southern China, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Figures

Fig. 5. Caridina liaoi, new species. A: cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view; B, first pereiopod; C, second pereiopod; D, third pereiopod; E, dactylus of third pereiopod; F, fifth pereiopod; G, dactylus of fifth pereiopod; H, endopod of male first pleopod; I, appendix masculina and appendix interna of male second pleopod. Scale bars: A–D, F = 1 mm; E, G = 0.1 mm; H, I = 0.2 mm (male, cl 4.0 mm, paratype, ZRC, Bilar river).

Fig. 6. Caridina liaoi, new species, A: cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view; B, distal portion of telson; C, telson; D, scaphocerite; E, first pereiopod; F, second pereiopod; G, third pereiopod; H, dactylus of third pereiopod; I, fifth pereiopod; J, dactylus of fifth pereiopod; K, preanal carina; L, uropodal diaeresis. Scales: A, C–G, I = 1 mm; B, L = 0.2 mm; H, J = 0.1 mm; K = 0.5 mm. (ovig. females, cl 4.6 mm, paratype, ZRC, Bilar River).

Fig. 7. Caridina boholensis, new species: A, cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view; B, telson; C, distal portion of telson; D, scaphocerite; E, mandible; F, maxillula; G, maxilla; H, first maxilliped; I, second maxilliped; J, third maxilliped; K, first pereiopod; L, second pereiopod. Scale bars: A, B, D = 1 mm, E–L = 0.5 mm, C = 0.1 mm (male, cl 3.7 mm, paratype, ZRC, Cave Bongkawi, Antequrra).

Fig. 8. Caridina boholensis, new species: A, cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view; B, first pereiopod; C, second pereiopod; D, third pereiopod; E, dactylus of third pereiopod; F, fifth pereiopod; G, dactylus of fifth pereiopod; H, male first pleopod; I, appendix masculina and appendix interna of male second pleopod; J, uropodal diaeresis. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B–D, F = 0.5 mm; E, G = 0.1 mm; H–J = 0.2 mm (A–C, ovig. females, cl 3.8 mm, paratype, ZRC; D–J, male, cl 3.7 mm, paratype, ZRC, Cave Bongkawi, Antequrra).

Fig. 10. Caridina batuan, new species: A, cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view; B, telson; C, distal portion of telson; D, first pereiopod; E, second pereiopod; F, third pereiopod; G, dactylus of third pereiopod; H, fifth pereiopod; I, dactylus of fifth pereiopod; J, uropodal diaeresis. Scale bars: A, B = 1 mm; C = 0.2 mm, D–F, H = 0.5 mm; G, I, J = 0.1 mm (female, cl 3.0 mm, holotype, USC, Cave Kalumpan, Batuan).