Description of a new species of Caridina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from two Micronesian islands (Guam and Babeldaob)
Author
Mazancourt, Valentin De
Author
Marquet, Gerard
Author
Rogers, D. Christopher
Author
Keith, Philippe
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-01-31
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4377.1.3
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Caridina variabilis
,
n. sp.
(
Fig. 4
)
Material examined.
Holotype
:
PALAU
. MNHN-IU-
2017-2082
(
DNA
: CA1026)
1♂
cl
3.4 mm
, Tabecheding River
27/02/2011
,
07°27.169N
,
134°31.748E
.
Paratypes
:
PALAU
. One male cl
2.4 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2083
,
DNA
:
CA1032
) and three non-ovigerous females cl
4.1 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2084
DNA
:
CA1029
)
4.8 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2085
DNA
:
CA1025
) & cl.
4.9 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2086
DNA
:
CA1030
),
Tabecheding river
27/02/2011
,
07°27.169N
,
134°31.748E
.
2♀
ovig cl 4.0 mm (MNHN-IU-
2017-2087
DNA
:
CA1149
) &
4.4 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2088
DNA
:
CA1148
),
Ngerchokl River
27/02/2011
,
07°36.527N
,
134°36.958E
.
1♀
ovig cl
3.9 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2089
DNA
:
CA1111
),
Kirelauch River
28/02/2011
,
07°41.417N
,
134°37.754E
.
2♂
cl
3.2 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2090
) &
3.3 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2091
),
West Coast
stream
Northern Tip
28/02/2011
,
07°43.056N
,
134°36.924E
.
1♀
cl
3.8 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2092
DNA
:
CA1106
) and
2♀
ovig cl
4.2 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2093
DNA
:
CA1104
) &
3.8 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2094
DNA
:
CA1107
), small stream
East Coast
07°29.909N
,
134°38.099E
.
1♀
ovig cl
4.2 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2095
DNA
:
CA1020
),
Ngermeskang River
01/03/2011
, altitude:
75m
,
07°32.484N
,
134°34.670E
.
1♀
ovig cl
4.4 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2096
DNA
:
CA1203
),
Ngardmau
Waterfall
02/03/2011
,
07°35.482N
,
134°35.573E
.
1♀
cl
3.6 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2097
DNA
:
CA1204
),
Mesekelat River
03/03/2011
,
07°26.305N
,
134°34.321E
.
PALAU
Not
C. b. uncata
Holthuis
:
USNM 105430
:
holotype
,
1♀
ovig cl
3.5 mm
Arakitaoch River
; USNM 105434: paratype, 1♀ cl
4.4 mm
.
Not
C. brachydactyla
: USNM 172589:
1♂
cl
2.5 mm
and
1♀
cl 3.0 mm; USNM 172590:
1♀
cl
5.5 mm
.
GUAM.
Assan River
:
DCR
(
D. Christopher Rogers
collections)
9♂
cl
2.7 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2098
DNA
:
CA1535
),
3.5 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2099
DNA
:
CA1536
),
2.3 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2100
DNA
:
CA1537
),
2.7 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2101
DNA
:
CA1539
),
2.8 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2102
DNA
:
CA1540
),
2.4 mm
(MNHN- IU-
2017-2103
DNA
:
CA1541
),
2.2 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2104
DNA
:
CA1542
),
2.7 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2102
DNA
:
CA1543
),
2.3 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2105
DNA
:
CA1544
) and
1♀
ovig cl
4.5 mm
(MNHN-IU-
2017-2106
DNA
:
CA1538
)
. BPBM 4227 1♀ ovig cl
4.4 mm
; 13° 28' 18.24"N, 144° 42' 48.66"E;
03/02/2011
; DCR: 14♂ cl
2.1–3.4 mm
, 6♀ cl
2.8–3.3 mm
, and 4♀ ovig cl
3.4–4.3 mm
; 13° 28' 18.24"N, 144 ° 42' 48.66"E.
02/02/2011
.
Masso River
:
DCR
:
9♂
cl
2.2–3.6 mm
, 3♀ cl
2.7–3.2 mm
, and 13♀ ovig cl
3.4–4.5 mm
; 13° 27' 32.85"N, 144° 41' 54.26"E;
1 February 2011
.
Namo River
:
2♂
cl
2.4–2.8 mm
, 2♀ cl 2.6–3.0 mm, and 11♀ ovig cl
3.4–4.2 mm
; 13° 23' 58.59"N, 144° 39' 58.81"E;
01/02/2011
. DCR: 6♂ cl
2.4–3.1 mm
; 13° 23' 57.16"N, 144° 40' 05.22"E;
02/02/ 2011
.
Ceti River
:
1♀
cl
2.3 mm
, and
7♀
ovig cl
3.1–4.1 mm
;
13° 19' 34.66"N
,
144° 40' 09.12"E
;
31/01/2011
.
Toguan River
:
29♂
cl 2.0–
3.4 mm
, 16♀ cl
2.4–3.5 mm
, and 34♀ ovig cl
3.5–4.3 mm
; 13° 17' 17.94"N, 144° 39' 55.77"E;
31/01/2011
. DCR: 8♂ cl
2.2–3.4 mm
, 1♀ cl
2.6 mm
, and 9♀ ovig cl 3.6–4.0 mm; 13° 17' 15.79"N, 144° 40' 02.51"E;
02/02/2011
.
Ylig River
:
1♂
cl
2.4 mm
, and
3♀
ovig cl
3.3–4.1 mm
;
13° 23' 46.21"N
,
144° 45' 54.85"E
;
30/01/2011
.
MARIANA ISLANDS
(
Island
not specified):
Not
C. brachydactyla
: MNHN-IU-2015-1824:
2♀
ovig cl
4.2–5.2 mm
.