Caridina holthuisi
Caridina holthuisi | |
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Living specimen of Caridina holthuisi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Atyidae |
Genus: | Caridina |
Species: | C. holthuisi
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Binomial name | |
Caridina holthuisi von Rintelen & Cai, 2009[2]
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Caridina holthuisi is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae, endemic to the Malili lake system in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It can be found in Lake Towuti, Lake Matano, and Lake Mahalona, as well as the Petea river.[2] It is named in honour of Dutch carcinologist, Lipke Holthuis.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Caridina holthuisi can be primarily found in shallow water amongst
leaf litter and other soft substrates.[2]
References
- . Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 57 (2): 343–452. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2023-02-28.