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Caridina tetrazona

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Caridina tetrazona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Caridina
Species:
C. tetrazona
Binomial name
Caridina tetrazona
Chen, Chen, & Guo, 2020

Caridina tetrazona is a species of freshwater shrimp native to the Wanshan islands in Guangdong Province, southern China.[1] It was described from specimens collected on Dawanshan Island, where it is found alongside Caridina serrata. The name 'tetrazona' refers to the four banded color patter found in this species.

Taxonomy

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A phylogenetic analysis conducted by Chen, Chen, and Guo (2020) found Caridina Tetrazona to be sister to C. serrata, with both of these species closely related to C. trifasciata. [1] The tree below is summarized from their analysis:

C. huananensis

References

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  1. ^ a b Chen, Qing-Hua; Chen, Wen-Jian; Guo, Zhao-Liang (2020). "Two freshwater shrimp species of the genus Caridina (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from Dawanshan Island, Guangdong, China, with the description of a new species". ZooKeys (923): 15–32. doi:10.3897/zookeys.923.48593. PMC 7142168. PMID 32292268.