Caridina glaubrechti
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.
| Caridina glaubrechti | |
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| living specimen of Caridina glaubrechti | |
Scientific 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] | |
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
- 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.
- WoRMS (2023). "Caridina glaubrechti von Rintelen & Cai, 2009". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- 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.
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