Caridina glaubrechti

Caridina glaubrechti
living specimen of Caridina glaubrechti
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. glaubrechti
Binomial name
Caridina glaubrechti
von Rintelen & Cai, 2009[2]

Caridina glaubrechti is species of lacustrine fresh water shrimp endemic to western part of Lake Towuti on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[3] It is named in honor of German Zoologist Matthias Glaubrecht.

Habitat and Ecology

C. glaubrechti is mainly found in shallow regions where it dwells on rocks and hard substrate.[3] It is syntopic with Caridina profundicola, Caridina spinata, Caridina striata, and Caridina woltereckae.[3]

Threats

Like many of the shrimp from the lakes of Sulawesi, C. glaubrechti faces a number of threats, including non-native predators, pollution, and the damning of waterways for hydroelectric power.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b von Rintelen, K.; Wowor, D.; Klotz, W. (2019). "Caridina glaubrechti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T198079A139139922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T198079A139139922.en. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2023). "Caridina glaubrechti von Rintelen & Cai, 2009". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c von Rintelen, K.; Cai, Y. (2009). "RADIATION OF ENDEMIC SPECIES FLOCKS IN ANCIENT LAKES: SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE FRESHWATER SHRIMP CARIDINA H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837 (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: ATYIDAE) FROM THE ANCIENT LAKES OF SULAWESI, INDONESIA, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT NEW SPECIES" (PDF). 57 (2): 343–452. Retrieved 1 February 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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