NEW RECORDS OF MACROBRACHIUM (CRUSTACEA DECAPODA PALAEMONIDAE) FROM CHRISTMAS ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 1 decade ago

Abstract - The first collection of Macrobrachium from caves on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean is reported. Represented in the collection is the wideranging M. lar (Fabricius, 1798), and M. microps Holthuis, 1978, previously known from freshwater caves in the Southwest Pacific. The former is more typically an epigeal species and has previously been reported from surface waters on Christmas Island, while the latter appears to be an obligate hypogeal species.