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Short, J. W., 2009. Freshwater Crustacea of the Mimika region - New Guinea.

Short, J. W., 2009. Freshwater Crustacea of the Mimika region - New Guinea.

Short, J. W., 2009. Freshwater Crustacea of the Mimika region – New Guinea...

Short, J. W., 2009. Freshwater Crustacea of the Mimika region - New Guinea.

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 shrimps) and two genera of Palaemonidae, viz. Palaemon and Macrobrachium (river prawns, river shrimps, freshwater prawns, long-armed prawns).

Infraorder Astacidea (freshwater crayfishes) - the genus Cherax from the family Parastacidae.

Infraorder Brachyura (true crabs) - the genera Geelvinkia, Holthuisana and Rouxana of the family Gecarcinucidae (freshwater crabs) and the genera Parapyxidognathus and Varuna from the family Varunidae (river swimming crabs).

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