Caridina tetrazona explained

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:

Notes and References

  1. Chen . Qing-Hua . Chen . Wen-Jian . Guo . Zhao-Liang . Two freshwater shrimp species of the genus Caridina (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from Dawanshan Island, Guangdong, China, with the description of a new species . ZooKeys . 2020 . 923 . 15–32 . 10.3897/zookeys.923.48593 . 32292268 . 7142168 . free .