guamreeflife

freshwater crustaceans

1 Mariana Islands species out of 21 reported


Additional freshwater crustacean species reported from the Mariana Islands by Paulay et al. (2003):

Caridea: Atyidae

  • Antecaridina lauensis
  • Atyoida pilipes
  • Caridina brachydactyla
  • Caridina mertoni
  • Caridina typus
  • Halocaridinides sp. 1

Caridea: Palaemonidae

  • Macrobrachium rosenbergii
  • Macrobrachium sp. 1

Brachyura: Varunidae

  • Orcovita mollitia
  • Ptychognathus sp. 1
  • Varuna litterata

Copepoda: Phyllognathopodidae

  • Phylloganthopus viguieri

Copepoda: Cylopidae

  • Bryocyclops anninae
  • Mesocyclops leuckarti

Cladocera: Sididae

  • Diaphanosoma sarsi
  • Latonopsis australis

Cladocera: Macrothricidae

  • Macrothrix laticornis

Cladocera: Moinidae

  • Moina australiensis
  • Moina macrocopa macrocopa
  • Moina weismanni