Halocaridina

Halocaridina is a genus of atyid shrimp. It contains two species – Halocaridina rubra and Halocaridina palahemo – both endemic to Hawaii.[2] H. rubra is widely kept in aquaria.

Halocaridina
Halocaridina rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Family:
Atyidae
Genus:
Halocaridina

Holthuis, 1963 [1]
Species
  • H. palahemo Kensley & D. Williams, 1986
  • H. rubra Holthuis, 1963

References
  1. "Halocaridina Holthuis, 1963". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  2. Brian Kensley and Dennis Williams (1986). "New shrimps (families Procarididae and Atyidae) from a submerged lava tube on Hawaii". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 6 (3): 417–437. doi:10.2307/1548182. hdl:10088/10284. JSTOR 1548182.


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