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. 2021 Sep 27:9:e70289.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e70289. eCollection 2021.

Taxonomy notes and new occurrence data of four species of atyid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) in Vietnam, all described from China

Do Van Tu  1   2 , Kristina von Rintelen  3 , Werner Klotz  4 , Le Hung Anh  1   2 , Tran Anh Tuan  1 , Dang Van Dong  1 , Phan Thi Yen  2   5 , Nguyen Tong Cuong  1 , Hoang Ngoc Khac  6 , Phan Doan Dang  7 , Thomas von Rintelen  3
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Taxonomy notes and new occurrence data of four species of atyid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) in Vietnam, all described from China

Do Van Tu et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

Background: Freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae De Haan, 1849 have been studied in Vietnam for more than a century. A total of 24 species of atyid shrimps from the genera Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837, Neocaridina Kubo, 1938, Atyopsis Chace, 1983 have been recorded from Vietnam. With 22 species, the majority are from the genus Caridina. In 2013, Karge and Klotz mentioned the occurrence of four yet undescribed species belonging to Paracaridina Liang, Guo & Tang, 1999 in Vietnam without taxonomic details.In general, studies of freshwater atyids in Vietnam are limited and most Vietnamese taxa await a taxonomic revision. The available data do not fully reflect their estimated species diversity in the country and distribution data are deficient. Here, we focus on four species of atyid shrimps from two genera, viz. Caridinacantonensis Yu, 1938, C.lanceifrons Yu, 1936, C.serrata Stimpson, 1860 and Neocaridinapalmata (Shen, 1948), all described from China and have been reported to occur in Vietnam. The previous reports on the occurrence of these species in Vietnam are largely unreliable due to taxonomic confusion. To contribute to the knowledge of these taxa, we provide the first verified distribution records of the four species in the country with some taxonomic remarks.

New information: This study shows the first taxonomically-verified distribution data of four atyid shrimp species originally described from China, but also reported from Vietnam, albeit under various species names and, in some cases, erroneously. These data allow the first meaningful discussion of the distribution in light of the reproductive strategy of these four species and, in conjunction with the taxonomic remarks, will contribute to the knowledge of these taxa. As a result of this research and data from previous studies, we now consider all four species as widespread and non-endemic, but land-locked (with a complete freshwater life cycle). In Vietnam, all four species are confined to the northern half of the country. Beyond Vietnam, we provide the first records for Caridinalanceifrons from southern Thailand, which suggests a major sampling gap in Indochina.

Keywords: Caridina; Neocaridina; distribution; freshwater fauna; taxonomy.

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Caridina cantonensis
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Caridina lanceifrons
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Caridina serrata
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Neocaridina palmata palmata
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Cephalothorax and cephalic appendages
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Antennular peduncle
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Scaphocerite
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Telson
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Uropodal diaeresis.
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First pereiopod
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Second pereiopod
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Third pereiopod
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Fifth pereiopod
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Male first pleopod
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Male second pleopod.
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Live colouration of Caridinacantonensis Yu, 1938, collected on Cu Lao Cham Island, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province.
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Cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view
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Antennular peduncle
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Scaphocerite
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Telson
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Uropodal diaeresis.
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First pereiopod
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Second pereiopod
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Third pereiopod dactylus of third pereiopod
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Fifth pereiopod and dactylus of fifth pereiopod
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Male first pleopod
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Male second pleopod.
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Body yellowish
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Female body dark green with dorsal yellow stripe.
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Cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view
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Antennular peduncle
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Scaphocerite
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Telson
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Uropodal diaeresis
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First pereiopod
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Second pereiopod
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Third pereiopod and dactylus of third pereiopod
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Fifth pereiopod and dactylus of fifth pereiopod
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Male first pleopod
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Male second pleopod.
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Cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view
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Antennular peduncle
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Scaphocerite
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First pereiopod
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Second pereiopod
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Third pereiopod (female, cl 5.4)
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Fifth pereiopod.
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Male first pleopod with appendix interna reduced as a small protrusion at base of inflated part
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Male first pleopod with appendix interna as short finger at base of inflated part
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Male second pleopod
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Appendix masculina and interna of male second pleopod.
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Live colouration of Neocaridinapalmatapalmata (Shen, 1948); collected from Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park, Cao Bang Province, details of the samples are given in the supplementary data.
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