Biology:Caridina tetrazona

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Caridina tetrazona
Caridina tetrazona (10.3897-zookeys.923.48593) Figure 3 (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Caridina
Species:
C. tetrazona
Binomial name
Caridina tetrazona
Chen, Chen, & Guo, 2020

Caridina tetrazona is a species of freshwater shrimp native to the Wanshan islands in Guangdong Province, southern China .[1] It was described from specimens collected on Dawanshan Island, where it is found alongside Caridina serrata. The name 'tetrazona' refers to the four banded color patter found in this species.

Taxonomy

A phylogenetic analysis conducted by Chen, Chen, and Guo (2020) found Caridina Tetrazona to be sister to C. serrata, with both of these species closely related to C. trifasciata. [1] The tree below is summarized from their analysis:

C. cantonensis

C. mariae

C. serrata

C. tetrazona

C. trifasciata

C. lanceifrons

C. zhujiangensis

C. huananensis

References

Wikidata ☰ Q107088622 entry