Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2019 Mar 21;4568(3):zootaxa.4568.3.3.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.3.

Report of Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) and description of a new species Caridina kutchi sp. nov. from Gujarat, India

Pranav J Pandya  1 , Jasmine Richard
Affiliations

Report of Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) and description of a new species Caridina kutchi sp. nov. from Gujarat, India

Pranav J Pandya et al. Zootaxa. .

Abstract

This study aims to report the freshwater shrimps of the genus Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837, from the Indian state of Gujarat, which has a unique landscape and climatic conditions that form a significant environment for biological studies. Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918, is re-described with type specimens and fresh collections from Shetrunji River, Saurashtra Peninsula. Caridina kutchi sp. nov., is described from Khari River, Kutch Peninsula.

Keywords: Crustacea, Atyidae, Caridina, C. babaulti, C. kutchi sp. nov., Gujarat, India.

PubMed Disclaimer