Cardinal shrimp
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Cardinal shrimp ( Caridina dennerli ) |
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| By Rintelen & Cai, 2009 |
The cardinal shrimp ( Caridina dennerli ), also called Sulawesi shrimp, is a dwarf shrimp of the genus Caridina from the freshwater shrimp family from Asia. The company Dennerle GmbH has taken over the sponsorship name for the animal. The company sponsored the expedition that ultimately led to the discovery of this shrimp, among other things.
Appearance
The common feature of the shrimp from Sulawesi are significantly reduced epipodes on the rear striding legs.
Distribution area
Caridina dennerli lives endemically in Lake Matano on the island of Sulawesi (Indonesia), hence the name "Sulawesi shrimp " . Temperatures of 27 to 30 ° C prevail in Lake Matano, with a conductance of 200 to 300uS / cm. In addition, the GH value is 7 and the KH value 5. The pH value of Lake Matano is well above 8.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kristina von Rintelen, Yixiong Cai: Radiation of endemic species flocks in ancient lakes: Systematic revision of the freshwater shrimp Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from the ancient lakes of Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of eight new species. In: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Vol. 57, No. 2, 2009, ISSN 0217-2445 , pp. 343-452, ( digital version (PDF; 5.69 MB) ).
- ↑ Dennerle sponsors species names. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Andreas Karge, Werner Klotz: Freshwater shrimp from all over the world. Dähne, Ettlingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-935175-39-5 .
- ↑ Roland Blankenhaus in "Amazonas" freshwater aquarium specialist magazine, issue No. 33, January / February 2011, Natur und Tier - Verlag GmbH
- ↑ http://www.caridina-dennerli.de/
Web links
- Caridina dennerli in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Wowor, D., De Grave, S. & Klotz, W., 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2014.