Macrobrachium agwi
Macrobrachium agwi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Macrobrachium |
Species: | M. agwi
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Binomial name | |
Macrobrachium agwi Klotz, 2008
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Macrobrachium agwi is a species of freshwater shrimp, first described in 2008, endemic to the Himalaya. It was discovered when a shipment of ornamental prawns, destined for the aquarium trade, was shipped from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India to Europe. Examination of the shipment showed that one type of shrimp was a new, undescribed species.[1]
References[]
- ^ Werner Klotz (2008). "Macrobrachium agwi – a new species of freshwater prawn (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from East Bengal, India" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 1844: 47–54.
External links[]
- Charles Fransen (2011). "Macrobrachium agwi Klotz, 2008". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
Categories:
- Palaemonoidea
- Freshwater crustaceans of Asia
- Crustaceans described in 2008
- Caridea stubs