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Caridina biyiga sp. nov. (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Caridea: Atyidae) is described from Leichhardt Springs, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, based on morphological and molecular data. A preliminary illustrated key to Northern Territory Caridina is provided. Th..

An account of the 51 species of the mangrove estuary shrimps (Decapoda and Stomatopoda) known from the Mimika region, Indonesia on the island of New Guinea. The families and genera reported include: Clorida, Cloridopsis and Harpiosquilla (Stomatopoda: Squillidae - mantis shrimps) Atypopenaeus,..

Cone shells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conus spp.) are among the most abundant and beautifully coloured coiled shells (gastropods) inhabiting marine waters...

A guide to the 32 species of freshwater decapod Crustacea known from the Mimika region between the Otokwa and Kamora rivers in southern Papua, New Guinea. The genera reported include:Infraorder Caridea (shrimps and prawns) - two genera of Atyidae, viz. Atyopsis (fan shrimps) and Caridina (brush sh..

North East Cay, Herald Cays, Coral Sea was surveyed for decapod crustaceans. A total of 125 species were recorded plus some incidental collections of other crustacean groups. Of the decapods, nine species appear to be as yet undescribed, and 16 are newly recorded for Australian territorial wat..

Over 100 species of freshwater crayfish (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Astacidea; Parastacidae) are known from Australia. More than 20 of these are native to Queensland, including the smallest species in the world, the Swamp Crayfish (Tenuibranchiurus glypticus), which reaches ..

The first collection of Macrobrachium (river prawns, river shrimps, freshwater prawns or long-armed prawns) from caves on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean is reported. Represented in the collection is the wide-ranging M. lar (Fabricius, 1798), and M. microps Holthuis, 1978, previously known from..

A freshwater survey of over thirty-five river catchments throughout mainland New Caledonia ("la Grande Terre") and a number of caves on Lifou, the Loyalty Islands, yielded four new records of Palaemonidae for the region, viz., three species of Macrobrachium (river prawns, river shrimps, fre..

The creeks and waterholes of Musselbrook Reserve were surveyed for decapod crustaceans during June 1995. Two additional sites were also investigated in the Lawn Hill Gorge area of Lawn Hill National Park. Musselbrook Reserve was found to be comparatively depauperate, with only two wide-ranging..

A total of 180 species of Crustacea have been identified from collections made during a survey of the marine biota of the eastern Kimberley, Western Australia. Of these, 157 belonged to the Order Decapoda. This is an increase on the previously highest number of decapods collected from the Kimb..