Cherax woworae, a new freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia.

Autor: Patoka JI; Department of Zoology and Fisheries; Faculty of Agrobiology; Food and Natural Resources; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamck 129; Praha 165 21; Czech Republic. patoka@af.czu.cz., Akmal SG; Department of Zoology and Fisheries; Faculty of Agrobiology; Food and Natural Resources; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamck 129; Praha 165 21; Czech Republic; IPB University; The Institute for Research and Community Service; Centre for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies; Bogor; Indonesia. sgakmal@apps.ipb.ac.id., Blha M; Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters; South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses; University of South Bohemia in esk Budjovice; Zti 728/II; Vodany 389 25; Czech Republic. blaha@frov.jcu.cz., Kouba A; Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters; South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses; University of South Bohemia in esk Budjovice; Zti 728/II; Vodany 389 25; Czech Republic. akouba@frov.jcu.cz.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2023 Aug 10; Vol. 5325 (4), pp. 582-592. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 10.
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.4.8
Abstrakt: Cherax woworae n. sp. is a moderately-sized burrowing freshwater crayfish endemic to the Teminabuan District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia. This species is one of many freshwater crayfish species from the region that are popular ornamental animals. In the pet trade, it is commonly known as the Blue Moon Crayfish or Blue Kong Crayfish. Cherax woworae is genetically and morphologically similar to Cherax gherardii Patoka, Blha & Kouba, 2015, but both species may be easily distinguished morphologically and by their substantial genetic divergence.
Databáze: MEDLINE