Caridina holthuisi

Species of crustacean

Caridina holthuisi

Living specimen of Caridina holthuisi

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Malacostraca
Order:  | Decapoda
Suborder:  | Pleocyemata
Infraorder:  | Caridea
Family:  | Atyidae
Genus:  | Caridina
Species:  |

C. holthuisi

Binomial name
Caridina holthuisi

von Rintelen & Cai, 2009[2]

Caridina holthuisi is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae, endemic to the Malili lake system in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It can be found in Lake Towuti, Lake Matano, and Lake Mahalona, as well as the Petea river.[2] It is named in honour of Dutch carcinologist, Lipke Holthuis.[2]

## Habitat and ecology

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Caridina holthuisi can be primarily found in shallow water amongst leaf litter and other soft substrates.[2]

## References

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1. ^ von Rintelen, K.; Wowor, D.; Klotz, W. (2019). "Caridina holthuisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T197808A139140114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T197808A139140114.en. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. ^ a b c d Kristina von Rintelen & Yixiong Cai (2008). "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" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 57 (2): 343–452\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2023-02-28.343-452&rft.date=2008&rft.au=Kristina+von+Rintelen+&+Yixiong+Cai&rft_id=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/57/57rbz343-452.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Caridina+holthuisi" class="Z3988">

Taxon identifiers

Caridina holthuisi|

* Wikidata: Q13455887
* Wikispecies: Caridina holthuisi
* CoL: 8VK87
* GBIF: 6454986
* iNaturalist: 434704
* IRMNG: 11752849
* IUCN: 197808
* Open Tree of Life: 2974082
* WoRMS: 586243

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