treatments-xml/data/06/5D/72/065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3.xml

<document ID-CLB-Dataset="72875" ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836" ID-GBIF-Dataset="f44278ff-1400-4204-90ac-7eaecc748b8d" ID-PMC="PMC9848748" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-1104-177" ID-Pensoft-UUID="B65D26222C8E509181D73135C2322868" ID-PubMed="36761927" ID-ZooBank="E54569137BBD4AD886E3E3391913A6E6" ModsDocID="1313-2970-1104-177" checkinTime="1655292413302" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Guo, Guo-Cai, Chen, Qing-Hua, Chen, Wen-Jian, Cai, Chao-Huang &amp; Guo, Zhao-Liang" docDate="2022" docId="065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 1104: 177-201" docOrigin="ZooKeys 1104" docPubDate="2022-06-14" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836" docTitle="Caridina stellata Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo 2022, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docUuid="61D64E94-8898-44A7-AD99-81FF0950ED83" docUuidSource="ZooBank" docVersion="5" id="B65D26222C8E509181D73135C2322868" lastPageNumber="177" masterDocId="B65D26222C8E509181D73135C2322868" masterDocTitle="Caridina stellata, a new species of atyid shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) with the male description of Caridina cavernicola Liang &amp; Zhou, 1993 from Guangxi, China" masterLastPageNumber="201" masterPageNumber="177" pageNumber="177" updateTime="1732846969107" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
<mods:mods id="575763C7197898660ECA3FFA5E2D746B" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
<mods:titleInfo id="6CD6021B6099246BB088138713CFE7B4">
<mods:title id="0E4309EA142C178AB954417CC7468EBA">Caridina stellata, a new species of atyid shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) with the male description of Caridina cavernicola Liang &amp; Zhou, 1993 from Guangxi, China</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:name id="E0B7ADBE262CA60F5D516ECC79DE3CF7" type="personal">
<mods:role id="468C030259464A994A37AD6E825A30A9">
<mods:roleTerm id="09AA1803BB09A707F0ADC02FECD313C6">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="CF383CC2B5988EDACD5B77D7E3589199">Guo, Guo-Cai</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation id="35661665D5D960D5AB8C340BCA5DEA91">Department of animal science, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University (FU), Nanhai 528231, Foshan, Guangdong province, China</mods:affiliation>
</mods:name>
<mods:name id="203E844F415DF6FD835FB5913E65E4E4" type="personal">
<mods:role id="A6B975353D987D4E05EFBAE9AA8CD61C">
<mods:roleTerm id="4577899D181270C221F5535EC1C946B5">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="78DEC8B935A7E185CBBF6FF5BF16DE47">Chen, Qing-Hua</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation id="A48DBB830D06D46A1B82FCF5F2CEDC02">South China institute of environmental sciences, Ministry of ecology and environment, Guangzhou 510520, Guangdong province, China</mods:affiliation>
</mods:name>
<mods:name id="3A4DF97957054907656CB9DCCE005C68" type="personal">
<mods:role id="66F99184CD7BFB0246F618FD4E75128A">
<mods:roleTerm id="2815C0C067AB6E74C551AB2668ADE83C">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="90F8184C217B387E80FAFEFFCF182DF5">Chen, Wen-Jian</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation id="32C08A520109BE5EB2D76703404AA06A">College of marine sciences, South China agricultural university, Guangzhou 510642, China</mods:affiliation>
</mods:name>
<mods:name id="0E8FD5E13C45D6AB1F52CC4A57EC8EFD" type="personal">
<mods:role id="35AC705B16AFD1896C658F84B8A9DB9C">
<mods:roleTerm id="3F8D5A854D656DF54F8C7CCF476761B3">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="09F64685AE122B7AD90902571A768F2D">Cai, Chao-Huang</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation id="CB95134FC37238FCB9F12CEBB18F9FD3">Hunan Yuanling animal husbandry and fishery affairs center, No. 13, Jinshui Road, Yuanling Town, Yuanling County 419600, Hunan province, China</mods:affiliation>
</mods:name>
<mods:name id="5DE2E954587AFA57C2EE68E805D6F862" type="personal">
<mods:role id="C7233379F163C00601B7A92B03269430">
<mods:roleTerm id="79C946A3400FD51ED39360FC06685544">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="72A3C95E079A793BFB7FB1010EBB4C2F">Guo, Zhao-Liang</mods:namePart>
<mods:nameIdentifier id="5B8AD467D910B5334AC242C669A8BA06" type="ORCID">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6979-5193</mods:nameIdentifier>
<mods:affiliation id="1C82543091863ABBB30A9169C4A7A45A">Department of animal science, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University (FU), Nanhai 528231, Foshan, Guangdong province, China</mods:affiliation>
<mods:nameIdentifier id="D17F6A958829A83CA952C964B8BB5000" type="email">zlguo@fosu.edu.cn</mods:nameIdentifier>
</mods:name>
<mods:typeOfResource id="EF426F5FE8ED9B8C993FFC8F16E3DD08">text</mods:typeOfResource>
<mods:relatedItem id="7DF8B54CCEF2F755C8A822DB769B8B40" type="host">
<mods:titleInfo id="B49B68B84FDAA04D73714358C9C7E413">
<mods:title id="EC39B425CF8BC09417FE2C8003A623AC">ZooKeys</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:part id="D699D631A23050D0E4DF55EB32B3C0A7">
<mods:date id="1FF7FBC238643FEAF86EE0D7C797DEBB">2022</mods:date>
<mods:detail id="27BB8071CFE1137AAB8C302B258ECE26" type="pubDate">
<mods:number id="4866AE88E922444B70BF3BE702DB76C4">2022-06-14</mods:number>
</mods:detail>
<mods:detail id="3B23370790C5EB7DE94697219236B31C" type="volume">
<mods:number id="7FB96195E1AC8E35B1F91B02E8502CD6">1104</mods:number>
</mods:detail>
<mods:extent id="55B96354031BF6E412004C6292D04149" unit="page">
<mods:start id="C03662E64C5D148625BCDCFFE069D234">177</mods:start>
<mods:end id="41606F3225A9C97658691C60EBF5ABBE">201</mods:end>
</mods:extent>
</mods:part>
</mods:relatedItem>
<mods:location id="77C715AEB4546CA6FF58C7EA16AB5657">
<mods:url id="8B29543F5E848167B1C76CB63FD2C011">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836</mods:url>
</mods:location>
<mods:classification id="630C59E9B8F2D30588AF7929B2A0268E">journal article</mods:classification>
<mods:identifier id="F587E8EE7F79B2E6CA1B2F65751A0FA0" type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="98F83419CF6F90F2A3D5E50E5D1DEC2A" type="Pensoft-Pub">1313-2970-1104-177</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="2790C03EF91987758182600212EC35ED" type="ZooBank">E54569137BBD4AD886E3E3391913A6E6</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="EFEE2A42E3A0BCBC3A77AAEAF2F47645" type="Pensoft-UUID">B65D26222C8E509181D73135C2322868</mods:identifier>
</mods:mods>
<treatment id="065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3" ID-GBIF-Taxon="195913270" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:61D64E94-8898-44A7-AD99-81FF0950ED83" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3" lastPageNumber="177" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" scope_family="Atyidae" scope_infraOrder="Caridea" scope_order="Decapoda">
<subSubSection id="7728DAF42808911B479F71FEFD47766B" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="nomenclature">
<paragraph id="32F958C65212922FACC302294A70A6D2" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="CE01D172C6F1279AD5C8614AAF627272" LSID="http://zoobank.org/61D64E94-8898-44A7-AD99-81FF0950ED83" authority="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo, 2022" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata" status="sp. nov.">Caridina stellata</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="FA2F08AB8B47DB37FE2A9BEE0A464102" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D87CC1CEC1A323F49D6E4B534DE50C70" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="description">
<paragraph id="81BAC1FE2F2662DBACF55A1C29DA9FD5" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<figureCitation id="3A1B15E640FA57899BE0AE9466636D61" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Figs 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="5FED70FFECAFCA96887C3A2FFB21CF31" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">, 3</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="8808BD0961CACFE924ADEF2600E8FA3B" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Habitats and live colouration of Caridina stellata sp. nov. and C. cavernicola A C. stellata sp. nov. B-D C. cavernicola; E-H surrounding environment of C. stellata sp. nov (E) and C. cavernicola (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696285" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">, 4A, E</figureCitation>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="A4031588F97A26D34BA0E97C27BB4A5A" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="50DE9AF937E7494BAD4C1F6071962221" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="211605DE2D6AA82CBB54BDFC8EC90B25" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<materialsCitation id="CD1E52261E1BB1B384981385F632720E" collectingDate="2018-11-01" collectingDateMax="2018-11-05" collectingDateMin="2018-11-01" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" elevation="622" latitude="24.066563" location="Liuchacun" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.29554" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang" typeStatus="Holotype">
<emphasis id="1E8AE58F476FAA150F196153C7E4DDF9" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="D8575C84F999FE55F2C1DFC879C364E4">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: male (FU, 
<collectingDate id="E77727BBF9BDA9B86825EC7DBE7B61FA" value="2018-11-05" valueMax="2018-11-01" valueMin="2018-11-05">2018-11-05-01</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="F174203154B1B5105F731D8D746964FC" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.4" unit="mm" value="5.4">5.4 mm</quantity>
, tl 
<quantity id="E3DC30323E7E4ABC2A57194F06EE4267" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.08" unit="mm" value="20.8">20.8 mm</quantity>
, rl 
<quantity id="1C8657351250FB79C1A8586CC3A02975" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.6" unit="mm" value="2.6">2.6 mm</quantity>
, a stream near 
<location id="F47ED2B6FD128DF36111AE087E2930BC" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:F47ED2B6FD128DF36111AE087E2930BC" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.066563" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.29554" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Liuchacun" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Liuchacun</location>
, 
<location id="36B9F488193F22AF0FB8ABD9864DB2BE" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:36B9F488193F22AF0FB8ABD9864DB2BE" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.066563" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.29554" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Jinxiu Town" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Jinxiu Town</location>
, 
<collectingCounty id="86CBC83FC7FFD50BC7E41CAD8DBAC20D">Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County</collectingCounty>
, 
<location id="48FDFBC3BCAC3448ECEEE69239BA8DC3" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:48FDFBC3BCAC3448ECEEE69239BA8DC3" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.066563" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.29554" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Laibin City" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Laibin City</location>
, 
<collectingRegion id="F4DDF7451BD24D47F875B1EAC5A5DF88" country="China" name="Guangxi">Guangxi Zhuang</collectingRegion>
<collectingMunicipality id="E06DBB2AF2207BFE3785B9C871D0835F">Autonomous Region</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="9E91F6C2E859DBEE15F1335AF1C2892D" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="5F6A602F62759F66E368CCAD46D6904A" degrees="24" direction="north" minutes="3" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="59.63" value="24.066563">24°3'59.63&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="17E643F0A2C9E95D59FA9A4BC092647D" degrees="110" direction="east" minutes="17" orientation="longitude" precision="1" seconds="43.94" value="110.29554">110°17'43.94&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="B70C808249007226C29215F6626D777A" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.22" unit="m" value="622.0">
<elevation id="E153AC2D7FFA3B0FF9965EBE35291789" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.22" unit="m" value="622.0">622 m</elevation>
</quantity>
), 
<collectingDate id="EACF94970B45B065E95C518ECF84685D" value="2018-11-05">5 November 2018</collectingDate>
</materialsCitation>
. 
<emphasis id="6E547B2BB0870E9D7FE5BAD9D5A6AB22" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="79BBB448501519031DAC855AD9AC8FCB">Paratype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: male (FU, 
<date id="FAEDCF012BCAD1825B21127DC18C8EF7" value="2018-11-05" valueMax="2018-11-02" valueMin="2018-11-05">2018-11-05-02</date>
), cl 
<quantity id="AE75CC0C7E5407884B5236F9D9468852" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.3" unit="mm" value="5.3">5.3 mm</quantity>
, 
<emphasis id="698858D08C8AAA21369EF41859230209" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="C5401461166901FB0136657B2D8B882A">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="D70AAD280EAD3F794501B99857BD2759" type="male">15 males</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<date id="E469756D3F91969FC302BA87D3147154" value="2018-11-04" valueMax="2018-11-03" valueMin="2018-11-04">2018-11-04-03</date>
), cl 5.0- 
<quantity id="90C519A1DE735C2C5EBA2982BA1F2189" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.2" unit="mm" value="6.2">6.2 mm</quantity>
; 
<materialsCitation id="6D7CD0505A3FDAC5BABC601D5F8E2736" collectingDate="2018-11-04" collectingDateMax="2018-11-05" collectingDateMin="2018-11-04" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" elevation="622" latitude="24.066563" location="Liuchacun" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.29554" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="29" specimenCount-female="29" stateProvince="Guangxi" typeStatus="Paratypes">
<emphasis id="E7850C42F59111BFAD73E0027553CE8A" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="A94771696CC212A08E104DA1DFC67B21">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="4B40BD74FA52EB459D3BE9EB65FD445B" type="female">29 females</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<collectingDate id="124E44B6A76116F10682DF4F5AF5E435" value="2018-11-05" valueMax="2018-11-04" valueMin="2018-11-05">2018-11-05-04</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="6CB2BA53692CA6BF3B9A760B95903BEB" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.75" metricValueMax="6.6" metricValueMin="4.9" unit="mm" value="5.75" valueMax="6.6" valueMin="4.9">4.9-6.6 mm</quantity>
, same collection data as for holotype
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="CC2F739F01ABDCDB5B48DFD7E16C7EBE" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="C6F5097B9BC1CDBC89AE801358216F90" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="C5CC0071594DEC844D08AA7C12774B95">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="6DDE68BD42E206D3FAC0ABD6619AFEB6" type="male">17 males</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<date id="F0ACB09958A7914AB7186DF29EF5BD24" value="2019-01-03" valueMax="2019-01-20" valueMin="2019-01-03">2019-03-20-01</date>
), cl 
<quantity id="D52AD284E02E302A98FD0496A5DBEAE5" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.75" metricValueMax="6.8" metricValueMin="4.7" unit="mm" value="5.75" valueMax="6.8" valueMin="4.7">4.7-6.8 mm</quantity>
, 
<materialsCitation id="644CFD8C74E7C9B3394CD922A2D085BC" collectingDate="2019-02-03" collectingDateMax="2019-03-20" collectingDateMin="2019-02-03" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" elevation="741" latitude="23.964659" location="Daxincun" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.25303" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="three" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="D587EEFF694DE28F6AEAC3956F047001" type="female">three females</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<collectingDate id="CE08C0C08D7BC57B9ED8B5DAE31A57F2" value="2019-02-03" valueMax="2019-02-20" valueMin="2019-02-03">2019-03-20-02</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="5F118944AC1E4F75679B73B62ED820B0" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.95" metricValueMax="7.4" metricValueMin="4.5" unit="mm" value="5.95" valueMax="7.4" valueMin="4.5">4.5-7.4 mm</quantity>
, a stream near 
<location id="373C62581A6EE20036961E327E4A4A62" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:373C62581A6EE20036961E327E4A4A62" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="23.964659" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.25303" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Daxincun" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Daxincun</location>
, 
<collectingCounty id="34AB4290901E632771E16B8C8C82A97E">Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County</collectingCounty>
, 
<location id="52AE22B75AFFFFFDCA5FFCE2A13942E4" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:52AE22B75AFFFFFDCA5FFCE2A13942E4" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="23.964659" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.25303" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Laibin City" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Laibin City</location>
, 
<collectingRegion id="E46D06463943A1236A630026ACF1CFCE" country="China" name="Guangxi">Guangxi Zhuang</collectingRegion>
<collectingMunicipality id="A7F063C08B4B3F263A0EE34F71033827">Autonomous Region</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="5EC92A7790452707C6C741E46ED094FD" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="DF00E62288BF22DBA585930F38B96DA9" degrees="23" direction="north" minutes="57" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="52.77" value="23.964659">23°57'52.77&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="73704E6CA841C57FF644593A6127CE17" degrees="110" direction="east" minutes="15" orientation="longitude" precision="1" seconds="10.91" value="110.25303">110°15'10.91&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="2F29EC78DC561BE402B684383CD0AD50" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.409999999999999" unit="m" value="741.0">
<elevation id="2F65E7D626C7A7E4535B970405E4DCA8" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.409999999999999" unit="m" value="741.0">741 m</elevation>
</quantity>
), 
<collectingDate id="820DDC0EF841D30D3CB4BC14B6945CB4" value="2019-03-20">20 March 2019</collectingDate>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="78A99CAFAE53FFB670ED34F12249F681" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<materialsCitation id="E354960DE94559C449DC826089F7F45D" collectingDate="2019-01-03" collectingDateMax="2019-02-19" collectingDateMin="2019-01-03" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" elevation="839" latitude="24.186993" location="Four" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.14355" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="34" specimenCount-female="34" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang" typeStatus="Paratypes">
<emphasis id="3B0FE8C3EA16304624096EF2C2BF3655" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="6FA8F36DDE0D46C297F2178A6E882B3C">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<location id="D75101A7A88D708E9D51E217F5B00ECA" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:D75101A7A88D708E9D51E217F5B00ECA" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.186993" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.14355" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Four" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Four</location>
males (FU, 
<collectingDate id="972E5EFD8FDCBE81E28E0F7A21B045AB" value="2019-01-03" valueMax="2019-01-19" valueMin="2019-01-03">2019-03-19-01</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="3F5F9F2A465D4C3E425B010CE7F0E2C4" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.75" metricValueMax="6.8" metricValueMin="4.7" unit="mm" value="5.75" valueMax="6.8" valueMin="4.7">4.7-6.8 mm</quantity>
, 
<specimenCount id="74B8670B0F398984144DC8899305182E" type="female">34 females</specimenCount>
, one ovigerous (FU, 
<collectingDate id="0E0A916075DC8528795298C08BA3B0FC" value="2019-02-03" valueMax="2019-02-19" valueMin="2019-02-03">2019-03-19-02</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="7B7534D349114D0F15E485988DD90CAF" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.95" metricValueMax="7.4" metricValueMin="4.5" unit="mm" value="5.95" valueMax="7.4" valueMin="4.5">4.5-7.4 mm</quantity>
, a stream near 
<location id="BF6166170CA0888DB75284FE2DF16651" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:BF6166170CA0888DB75284FE2DF16651" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.186993" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.14355" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Jiajiangcun" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Jiajiangcun</location>
, 
<collectingCounty id="954BC55910A7B46C8984950A2055CD4E">Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County</collectingCounty>
, 
<location id="50F35BA579CE6146B8B9108B35B833DA" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:50F35BA579CE6146B8B9108B35B833DA" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.186993" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.14355" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Laibin City" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Laibin City</location>
, 
<collectingRegion id="A269FD4D8B5022EE5CB8361C3274B743" country="China" name="Guangxi">Guangxi Zhuang</collectingRegion>
<collectingMunicipality id="C5661A0B71D5C77C13F541F1E9121203">Autonomous Region</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="9F463C845DB11B3154DC7286225990C6" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="1594FE83EFDA14810F59F31E67C2D35F" degrees="24" direction="north" minutes="11" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="13.18" value="24.186993">24°11'13.18&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="BF6AE91BF267D8DE47F3D5CA6FD8D789" degrees="110" direction="east" minutes="8" orientation="longitude" precision="1" seconds="36.79" value="110.14355">110°8'36.79&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="37D229A027BBDFC29C635E2389ED840D" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.39" unit="m" value="839.0">
<elevation id="5F36B5EEF0EB16E0CA2DEDAC5B5203C0" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.39" unit="m" value="839.0">839 m</elevation>
</quantity>
)
</materialsCitation>
. 
<date id="AFD45D649F0A0C8B0444DAE514C2DA83" value="2019-03-19">19 March 2019</date>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F3CF2BA490F05C2FF6B4E2143846C044" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="DD94D6516694AF5E4F37856BA637031E" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="0E43FA025E45503265A9F2A77ACB154D">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="D24B24128BF46652D04FA2EF4812223E" type="male">31 males</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<date id="A8FD761A3B8DAC77F6C876DBCC87427C" value="2019-03-03" valueMax="2019-03-19" valueMin="2019-03-03">2019-03-19-03</date>
), cl 
<quantity id="E941060042A495F4ED2C8D3EC570C49E" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.75" metricValueMax="6.8" metricValueMin="4.7" unit="mm" value="5.75" valueMax="6.8" valueMin="4.7">4.7-6.8 mm</quantity>
, 
<materialsCitation id="8990B02C2E4C49D1D77AF0BD29FA1DE6" collectingDate="2019-03-19" collectingDateMax="2019-04-19" collectingDateMin="2019-03-19" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" elevation="510" latitude="24.203545" location="Liupai" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.140495" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="12" specimenCount-female="12" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="0F246D7CA22BA1FCD0D27A934BADE36F" type="female">12 females</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<collectingDate id="AA0CE0BFF97EE025951B73FACA0F9137" value="2019-04-03" valueMax="2019-04-19" valueMin="2019-04-03">2019-03-19-04</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="7A0DCCD6F9E629A1234BC5D0284731BF" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.95" metricValueMax="7.4" metricValueMin="4.5" unit="mm" value="5.95" valueMax="7.4" valueMin="4.5">4.5-7.4 mm</quantity>
, a stream near 
<location id="9670137A06F41BD952BC18CB10DB52EF" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:9670137A06F41BD952BC18CB10DB52EF" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.203545" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.140495" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Liupai" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Liupai</location>
, 
<collectingCounty id="7C44EFB8E5317CF9734A89C510B99EFB">Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County</collectingCounty>
, 
<location id="89CFCF6B4591FDCE51B61F23BAEF25BA" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:89CFCF6B4591FDCE51B61F23BAEF25BA" country="China" county="Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.203545" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="110.140495" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Laibin City" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Laibin City</location>
, 
<collectingRegion id="90841CAEFF86E032DAD24A8880598C0F" country="China" name="Guangxi">Guangxi Zhuang</collectingRegion>
<collectingMunicipality id="8DD024ED4E05367B436A3DDD00EA21E8">Autonomous Region</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="6C7919552F66EDB3657058F1F6156AF6" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="4DA841D5308163C6D1066F7ED82DFE2F" degrees="24" direction="north" minutes="12" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="12.76" value="24.203545">24°12'12.76&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="E32F6FC5AE6E0554A27424A35D3499B7" degrees="110" direction="east" minutes="8" orientation="longitude" precision="1" seconds="25.78" value="110.140495">110°8'25.78&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="8BAE4FED60683974059FF6679718BDC2" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.1" unit="m" value="510.0">
<elevation id="884133329426069457B16F8FCDCD390A" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.1" unit="m" value="510.0">510 m</elevation>
</quantity>
), 
<collectingDate id="F537555B1C5AA3FD5AA1A52718CA3889" value="2019-03-19">19 March 2019</collectingDate>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D6169B9658BED64D8B62356BE9C5BF6A" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="17738A66C0FA2A15CD56C69E94F3EEE3" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus id="6542B0CF64B049D63967572ACAF3224A">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="2F1360767DF10E43ED77B3077A1C80AD" type="male">10 males</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<date id="4CBFE372AE30D228700CEB185E9284F5" value="2018-01-11" valueMax="2018-01-26" valueMin="2018-01-11">2018-11-26-01</date>
), cl 
<quantity id="F97A1219E9D8884B01A527B6689D61DC" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.75" metricValueMax="6.8" metricValueMin="4.7" unit="mm" value="5.75" valueMax="6.8" valueMin="4.7">4.7-6.8 mm</quantity>
, 
<materialsCitation id="664F666C354E37A758DC738DFF55AA6F" collectingDate="2018-02-11" collectingDateMax="2018-11-26" collectingDateMin="2018-02-11" country="China" county="Dahua Yao Autonomous County" elevation="350" latitude="24.052256" location="Lotus Hill Scenic Spot" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="107.6418" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="seven" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="20178EF5C9D9239A4D60D25069CC8078" type="female">seven females</specimenCount>
(FU, 
<collectingDate id="E0EF018B3B291BF86ECB82C076892AC5" value="2018-02-11" valueMax="2018-02-26" valueMin="2018-02-11">2018-11-26-02</collectingDate>
), cl 
<quantity id="5F599BB3D36BADCADAD2AA82C5A2D5D1" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.95" metricValueMax="7.4" metricValueMin="4.5" unit="mm" value="5.95" valueMax="7.4" valueMin="4.5">4.5-7.4 mm</quantity>
, a stream of 
<location id="173C1D1FFB78ED3087E79EE08CA65BA6" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:173C1D1FFB78ED3087E79EE08CA65BA6" country="China" county="Dahua Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.052256" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="107.6418" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Lotus Hill Scenic Spot" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Lotus Hill Scenic Spot</location>
, 
<collectingCounty id="3A1396332A1E208FB4177D4C82A71703">Dahua Yao Autonomous County</collectingCounty>
, 
<location id="B9413380A87068B310A010E6E7A7F939" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:B9413380A87068B310A010E6E7A7F939" country="China" county="Dahua Yao Autonomous County" latitude="24.052256" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="107.6418" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Hechi City" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Hechi City</location>
, 
<collectingRegion id="96157F2913FFE8D91A551968DC1F3A2C" country="China" name="Guangxi">Guangxi Zhuang</collectingRegion>
<collectingMunicipality id="5FF54BB6066A4E8A2FC1B7B77A064ABA">Autonomous Region</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C44269D22ACEFFFF986F765BA94BE834" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="FD49308A32A923CC33B37A72EA10A714" degrees="24" direction="north" minutes="3" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="8.12" value="24.052256">24°3'8.12&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="4472062F4040A5E1CD55BA86D65478A9" degrees="107" direction="east" minutes="38" orientation="longitude" precision="1" seconds="30.5" value="107.6418">107°38'30.5&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="6F6F2C6433C99157B927AC06C85D4688" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" unit="m" value="350.0">
<elevation id="24DE5F2AA367CD20B7073E5D2C7798A8" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" unit="m" value="350.0">350 m</elevation>
</quantity>
), 
<collectingDate id="73828407EDD1196F74F05F2A3B70FEA1" value="2018-11-26">26 November 2018</collectingDate>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="A8CDD8C16694BEA82434136FAA6013E6" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="3E85BAF9A0D961F4CDF83D582DFE6B1D" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Comparative material.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E50762ACB9D55A82387B2450F313433" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="E8534F3FFAABCD67B8B9FEBA9B5A835C" authorityName="Yu" authorityYear="1938" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina cantonensis" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="34D3548E9459A0227B025354460791BA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<specimenCount id="7BF2F048ED307016C99544392A4A76AC" type="female">10 females</specimenCount>
(cl: 
<quantity id="7DE68665F7A06ECD13AB73B6D4D1A557" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.85" metricValueMax="6.9" metricValueMin="4.8" unit="mm" value="5.85" valueMax="6.9" valueMin="4.8">4.8-6.9 mm</quantity>
), 
<materialsCitation id="8C370B8FB8881BB61A3FDB7B70E2EAE5" collectingDate="2018-05-17" county="Guangdong Province" elevation="56" latitude="22.739445" location="Zaomushan" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="112.77667" municipality="Foshan City" specimenCount="eight" specimenCount-male="1">
<specimenCount id="F47E040D067A591173949ABAC6831618" type="male">eight males</specimenCount>
(cl: 
<quantity id="8AC931B2456C72067C4452567401F70A" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" metricValueMax="6.5" metricValueMin="5.5" unit="mm" value="6.0" valueMax="6.5" valueMin="5.5">5.5-6.5 mm</quantity>
), 
<location id="71CE4990C498F4902E378A21E9A14C44" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:71CE4990C498F4902E378A21E9A14C44" county="Guangdong Province" latitude="22.739445" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="112.77667" municipality="Foshan City" name="Zaomushan">Zaomushan</location>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="6D8E0ED3CC081EC6677E0EB3EED4FB4D">Foshan City</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCounty id="2FB8F885C252B7C164B105227ECDC605">Guangdong Province</collectingCounty>
(
<geoCoordinate id="22AB5E3D3F9270D0D20FB2FB619C5B34" degrees="22" direction="north" minutes="44" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="22" value="22.739445">22°44'22&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="8D827CB64F475141D70E56E87978B9D9" degrees="112" direction="east" minutes="46" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="36" value="112.77667">112°46'36&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="74F43EA0BFC5F7B51BD9FDF85091D9B0" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.6" unit="m" value="56.0">
<elevation id="E10BABBDBB8F5068918380ED1F03F6EE" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.6" unit="m" value="56.0">56 m</elevation>
</quantity>
), 
<collectingDate id="553373C5ABD3344586CEF7887B4F789C" value="2018-05-17">17 May 2018</collectingDate>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AB513AAF0F6BC643E3B070DA09091B46" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="6D1474FCB6A170DCDD79C96F2465EE13" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina serrata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serrata">
<emphasis id="6E2E70DBE1ADDC2C1C052E578D42F2AD" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina serrata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<specimenCount id="7616A76A3907A9DE48F852E9FCCE56EF" type="female">17 females</specimenCount>
(CL: 
<quantity id="9560E857C9CBD4862DC3AE7C2C7C876F" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" metricValueMax="6.7" metricValueMin="3.3" unit="mm" value="5.0" valueMax="6.7" valueMin="3.3">3.3-6.7 mm</quantity>
), three ovigerous females (CL: 
<quantity id="A697D52D723B88DA19307D08392BB86F" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.8" metricValueMax="5.7" metricValueMin="3.9" unit="mm" value="4.8" valueMax="5.7" valueMin="3.9">3.9-5.7 mm</quantity>
), 
<materialsCitation id="097628CF97AEBC01E8DBFDBDC3DFBDA5" collectingDate="2014-08-23" county="Guangdong Province" elevation="8" latitude="22.02" location="Dong'ao Village" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="113.70722" municipality="Zhuhai City" specimenCount="17" specimenCount-male="17">
<specimenCount id="AB1D5D261169737473B580E2DFE89411" type="male">17 males</specimenCount>
(CL: 
<quantity id="DF7E50FCE9D380DB0255C499C3B47D6D" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.05" metricValueMax="5.3" metricValueMin="2.8" unit="mm" value="4.05" valueMax="5.3" valueMin="2.8">2.8-5.3 mm</quantity>
), 
<location id="DCDA425C2F57BAAD0F6F345DA9F89DC4" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:DCDA425C2F57BAAD0F6F345DA9F89DC4" county="Guangdong Province" latitude="22.02" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="113.70722" municipality="Zhuhai City" name="Dong'ao Village">
<normalizedToken id="806329DF8686C01A02E0B3802ABBC858" originalValue="Dong’ao">Dong'ao</normalizedToken>
Village
</location>
, 
<location id="C8982FEA047F93CC76A8020E7EEF5194" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:065D72F3ECA6563895960292E7F5CAC3:C8982FEA047F93CC76A8020E7EEF5194" county="Guangdong Province" latitude="22.02" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="113.70722" municipality="Zhuhai City" name="Dong'ao Island">
<normalizedToken id="037509EC9377ADC6F452A45A3AF6BE2C" originalValue="Dong’ao">Dong'ao</normalizedToken>
Island
</location>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="24AE2467A1F6BB3DB178ACF3F73430A3">Zhuhai City</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCounty id="08F9FAB12C322425875BA4AF9F107AED">Guangdong Province</collectingCounty>
(
<geoCoordinate id="3F5C19EEE678C43BC4B6EB3A394C08C2" degrees="22" direction="north" minutes="01" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="12" value="22.02">22°01'12&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="D0A6CE69C85EBBAE82321C5B1F0E87E1" degrees="113" direction="east" minutes="42" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="26" value="113.70722">113°42'26&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, alt. 
<quantity id="937C68A475463E186FDE35E263B1AB4C" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.4" unit="m" value="8.4">
<elevation id="0A648E6952C7A5A175BEA6943E18609E" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.4" unit="m" value="8.4">8.4 m</elevation>
</quantity>
), 
<collectingDate id="FE6AE2BD2D1CA5AAEA440C0EB2800823" value="2014-08-23">23 August 2014</collectingDate>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="B85E271F00C0BCAA6E1DAE2568563ABD" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="F824C9914B8674E71BD3D485B8507F67" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="883711D6231F36200FDCEE7CBEA0BD51" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
Rostrum long, straight, slightly sloping downwards, reaching to end of 2nd segment of antennular peduncle, occasionally reaching to end of 3rd segment of antennular peduncle; rostral formula 6-8+7-16/6-13. 1st pereiopod carpus 0.43-0.71 
<normalizedToken id="544898C7B2C5629F100FCAD424DB53C8" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as chela, 1.2-1.4 
<normalizedToken id="00EEC1E6BC5CE373688F87241A5F4FEA" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as high; chela 1.8-2.4 
<normalizedToken id="54C9214461483F9C8BB1125A86769850" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as broad; fingers 0.80-1.1 
<normalizedToken id="95B3AF9A34FB6AB759EBD3FD884A4BE5" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as palm. 2nd pereiopodcarpus 1.1-1.3 
<normalizedToken id="85B8A1ACA298406634FF1B0AB2DF0249" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as chela, 4.0-4.8 
<normalizedToken id="69A0EF4269F38344501808105F95CFCE" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as high; chela 2.1-2.4 
<normalizedToken id="E1BF1AD42F5C062B8C5E9E8E8531AF56" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as broad; fingers 1.1-1.4 
<normalizedToken id="57CD3F0D407E1561D66AE3DFD052FDA1" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as palm. 3rd pereiopod propodus 4.0-5.5 
<normalizedToken id="A1B21B9FEFD7A3706A22AA3CAD86C3FF" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as dactylus, with two rows thin spines on the posterior margin, ischium with one spine on the posterior margin. 5th pereiopod propodus 4.2-5.3 
<normalizedToken id="BE91D714CFA0B399BBE626BB105AAA88" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as dactylus, with two rows of thin spines on the posterior and lateral margins, dactylus terminating in one claw, with 35-40 spinules on flexor margin. Endopod of male 1st pleopod extending to 0.68 
<normalizedToken id="407A6F94A41AFA3B0721B94B06218C24" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
exopod length, wider proximally, rectangle, about 3.7-3.9 
<normalizedToken id="0A9260CD1C9EB19BAB9A5E028E4CD12A" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, appendix interna well developed, arising from distal 1/6 of endopod, reaching end of endopod. Appendix masculina of male 2nd pleopod cylindrical, reaching to 0.58 length of endopod, appendix interna reaching to 0.50 length of appendix masculina. Uropodal diaeresis with 17-19 movable spinules. Eggs 0.84-0.89 
<normalizedToken id="8891D97341F02FDE941D175CC588E757" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
1.27-1.39 mm in diameter.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="2715035216AD3C61C225F3D958FE3140" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="description">
<paragraph id="069F784F646CBF4833C00142C2AC91A4" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="23DADDA6AF1F352F5E20930B0BA93AE9" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="B9F6DDC7E0E0708384134D39B53E1ABE" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Body</emphasis>
: slender and sub-cylindrical, males up to 30.7 mm tl, females up to 32.5 mm tl.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="CCA1DB9FFB52937197212C8B45C7FA63" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="D50C7C325CFE4F470C04731FDDD1A486" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Rostrum</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="D91C7DF13535C0DCEF10908AA2A246DA" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2A</figureCitation>
): Long, straight, slightly sloping downwards, reaching to end of 2nd segment of antennular peduncle, occasionally reaching to end of 3rd segment of antennular peduncle; 0.39-0.48 of cl; armed dorsally with 13-24 teeth, including 6-9 on carapace posterior to orbital margin, ventrally with 6-13 teeth; rostrum formula 6-9+7-15/6-13; lateral carina dividing rostrum into two unequal parts, continuing posteriorly to orbital margin.
</paragraph>
<caption id="194AE7E9435D5596856491CE7C1CFAA2" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" start="Figure 2" startId="F2">
<paragraph id="EBE1E6AAD6BA74D917DE72CAB6552768" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="20D020DCBEFCA1A6765EE021F62C7C2C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Figure 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9543F6CC41CE75B360D2761F683DC18D" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="BC9B054C7F2532ED0BD95B51BAA15C67" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. 
<emphasis id="68C4DABB2B9E0014EAB0008DBD535853" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">A</emphasis>
carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view 
<emphasis id="10D15751F0EA1D31916C4F52D8872CBE" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">B</emphasis>
antennule 
<emphasis id="EC95DD1E197A858F8AC163A2DE7F6917" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C</emphasis>
antenna 
<emphasis id="B9DFB59EDAC3DE0CBA9E6BD28CF65D1C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">D</emphasis>
mandible 
<emphasis id="D8404C580B6908A239ED7B3D583DA0DB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">E</emphasis>
maxillula 
<emphasis id="EA7368A39DE06F063C0DB6248447459C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">F</emphasis>
maxilla 
<emphasis id="C611A7CBC54AF86C6BEFB5072DC9FF04" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">G</emphasis>
first maxilliped 
<emphasis id="24ADC7F2B0FA5D1D298805202E832146" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">H</emphasis>
second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (
<emphasis id="2E6A306B128460F1C95F0BBE43264B93" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">A</emphasis>
); 0.5 mm (
<emphasis id="03A948849145DBE8995DBAA47C86981D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">B-C</emphasis>
); 0.2 mm (
<emphasis id="E07099E6E5D05E67F72E73ABD0F53560" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">D-H</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5191700896AAACD635DC324F95F75E77" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="38C8A25D373244AA696C91DFC5C5C2C5" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Eyes</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="C36B39949524CBD7BE6AF72D59DC75A4" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2A</figureCitation>
): Well developed, on short ocular peduncle, cornea globular.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="979D802EF965FD1774EB43889C1441C4" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="358820AD9DFFD3055F2957F15A66C3D5" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Carapace</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="EC802B66D68C8A2662277996F128C4F6" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2A</figureCitation>
): Smooth, glabrous; antennal spine acute, fused with inferior orbital angle; pterygostomian margin rectangular, pterygostomian spine absent.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A1ABC8DF019B2768328F32EEE238E98F" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="5EF48BDC92D1140AED73CEDDED9736A1" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Antennule</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="2CE8D1CDE60CF18B9521FBF0D4753807" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2B</figureCitation>
): Peduncle reaching slightly short of scaphocerite; stylocerite long, reaching 0.40 of 2nd segment; anterolateral angle reaching 0.40 of 2nd segment; basal segment as long as combined length of 2nd and 3rd segments, 2nd segment about 0.60 of 1st segment, about 1.6 of 3rd segments; all segments with marginal plumose setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D19B747B89603EFC8E08C9702BCDB3A5" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="BBF48664CEE9C6D4730BBB323AD05DE7" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Antenna</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="8C958D8714E84BD5F4E5DBD63183FFF5" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2C</figureCitation>
): Peduncle about 0.40 
<normalizedToken id="69EBF7050F9EE130DA5741242C066853" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as scaphocerite; scaphocerite about 3.5 
<normalizedToken id="380DE2D0DD7BE75EBD01243AB298C21E" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, outer margin straight, asetose, ending in a strong sub-apical spine, inner and anterior margins with long plumose setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C88623F5403A49B00BD49496B4AC4462" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="B582B5A88BF678D39DAE5339C621E09F" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Mandible</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="32281F18B33A402637699A03DE5A9032" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2D</figureCitation>
): Without palp; left incisor process with five sharp teeth; two groups of setae medially; molar process ridged.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="94014C887BE4A2121C892D5C048DC6D2" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="F12563E6E419660E3232CE06F2D52C68" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Maxillula</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="CFEDA936866E47BA2DA651E76E775D5D" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2E</figureCitation>
): Lower lacinia broadly rounded, with several rows of plumose setae; upper lacinia elongate, medial edge straight, with 20-26 strong spinules and simple setae; palp simple, slightly expanded distally, with seven long simple setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="005056673620826018B24FFCBF70E5D5" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="F06E0329FEF1A265E99DE38AB724B0E0" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Maxilla</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="15D7D43E4CD8ABA51B36623C24F4B52D" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2F</figureCitation>
): Scaphognathite tapers posteriorly, distally with regular row of long plumose setae and short marginal plumose setae continuing down proximal triangular process, furnished with numerous long plumose setae; upper and middle endite with marginal simple, denticulate and submarginal simple setae, distally with plumose setae; lower endite with long simple marginal setae; palp slightly shorter than the cleft of upper endite, wider proximally than distally, setose.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8FA1FC72B77D388831A344C4F302FE3F" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="F56D113C8BA60BD3E33FBDA86CD7740B" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">First maxilliped</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="A87492A4CE368B99E2E8C69043B52F4D" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2G</figureCitation>
): Palp broadly triangular ending in fringe-like tip and with terminal plumose setae; caridean lobe broad, with marginal plumose setae; exopodal flagellum well developed, with distally marginal plumose setae; ultimate and penultimate segments of endopod indistinctly divided; medial and distal margins of ultimate segment with marginal and sub-marginal rows of simple, denticulate and plumose setae; penultimate segments with marginal long plumose setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="964B6CE16F1F8330D75A19E7610E09FB" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="AC2FDC9C07F185AE2BCFDA423EF67FB5" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Second maxilliped</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="1CEF0668F93E6DA5885FA1DD378F3741" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A carapace and cephalic appendages, lateral view B antennule C antenna D mandible E maxillula F maxilla G first maxilliped H second maxilliped. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B-C); 0.2 mm (D-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696283" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2H</figureCitation>
): Ultimate and penultimate segments of endopod indistinctly divided, reflected against basal segment; inner margin of ultimate, penultimate and basal segments with long setae of various types; exopod flagellum long, slender with marginal plumose setae distally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FC02AB00779097B213532E4E46E1C42C" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Branchial formula typical for genus.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1939AA665427FCEED9825E4FB46FA7D4" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="450C25FF7C406FB18A09507556BB1291" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Third maxilliped</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="2212B1D94880512058658D6C21BA8650" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3A</figureCitation>
): Reaches middle of 3rd antennular peduncle segment, endopod three-segmented, penultimate segment as long as basal segment; distal segment 1.1 
<normalizedToken id="D467575D157BC65DC6B2536645917F08" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as penultimate segment, ending in a large claw-like spine surrounded by simple setae, preceded by 12 spines with double arrangement along distal third of posterior margin, a clump of long and short simple, serrate setae proximally; exopod reaches to end of basal segment of endopod, distal margin with long plumose setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4CFDBD511443B56A3D2759EAD7C029E6" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="7435FBA19B827E5878A67090B660D898" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">First pereiopod</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="6E9ED7E9159A0849479E9C10F02E5E61" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3B</figureCitation>
): Reaches about end of eye; chela 1.8-2.4 
<normalizedToken id="084A09B8317F338CB4F051E4BF899D16" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as high; 1.4-2.3 
<normalizedToken id="D5CBAE4F23D353A74861C46F897FBEF9" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of carpus; movable finger 2.4-2.8 
<normalizedToken id="261FD54E1C6D71B9A82CF5DBB0EA62F5" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, 0.80-1.1 
<normalizedToken id="C73CA6B0143F7F7E6BEDC897E7C0B65C" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of palm, setal brushes well developed; carpus excavated disto-dorsally, 1.2-1.4 
<normalizedToken id="67A89A76A7147E0FB0CF46ACB5880E7E" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, 0.85-1.0 
<normalizedToken id="64B4A5B88BD043C2D7AEE1F81BE88A2D" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of merus.
</paragraph>
<caption id="C6D9B071CDA97D7D09457BC0558BAF38" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" start="Figure 3" startId="F3">
<paragraph id="5C58BD975DF1601DA83E7D677BA6A559" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="E99E2D58E83D2352A9AB64A1A1AB4A73" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Figure 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="1E0A01ED33957A644816BF631CBEECE9" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="FCD2F3D25A4394B6EA1796337095DDF8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. 
<emphasis id="F225C20C126EF6AEDFD55DD1DC752270" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">A</emphasis>
third maxilliped 
<emphasis id="2D3239744C58764795E573D6E0393103" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">B</emphasis>
first pereiopod 
<emphasis id="3AC1BFC7F385CEC0BC4ED36BD0FC930E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C</emphasis>
second pereiopod 
<emphasis id="ECBB8F963FBA6C6BBEAED83C1D58ADD6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">D</emphasis>
third pereiopod 
<emphasis id="F88E0B9A205E2A3C039C1AB3A0EA9604" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">E</emphasis>
fifth pereiopod 
<emphasis id="B0C7F6AAA9332BB5DBE154262F7E0328" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">F, H</emphasis>
first male pleopod 
<emphasis id="9DC0743E467455F0007A79AF0AD5B145" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">G</emphasis>
second male pleopod 
<emphasis id="7B3BDDDCD5A05C3F86D56B17AAEFAB1A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">I</emphasis>
telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (
<emphasis id="5DBF0DB85F76A32803D02B499410E9F6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">A-E, I</emphasis>
); 0.2 mm (
<emphasis id="68109B5A76F312C74F5CF83970DAB24D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">F-H</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8627AB2630544FC5FBE0C0434A2C165D" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="18775E033A76B87F1DB5635381BA129A" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Second pereiopod</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="7C212594BD49C7043FDC40855D23803F" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3C</figureCitation>
): Reaches about end of 2nd antennular peduncle segment, more slender and longer than first pereiopod; chela 2.1-2.4 
<normalizedToken id="CCA8F97F6A16F291AB531ECF1458E146" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as high; 0.76-0.94 
<normalizedToken id="EB8A5C96E3A9D87BB728D34497E9F1C8" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of carpus; movable finger 3.4-4.9 
<normalizedToken id="167F5DD466FF61B987FC5DB555442C70" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide and 1.1-1.4 
<normalizedToken id="2F10187CC7E23AA869B43563D4489CF4" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as palm, setal brushes well developed; carpus 4.0-4.8 
<normalizedToken id="84AC08B1AA21BDC5F602002E89FCEC3E" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, slightly excavated distally, about 1.1 
<normalizedToken id="50477A3581955037717BE8CD4AB8654B" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of merus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="69BE63B216DF98E1BFD7AF40BF381ACD" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="A5866A64D410A9719F2793C634080A62" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Third pereiopod</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="96545D985AD253A1DB383126726C3004" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3D</figureCitation>
): Reaches beyond end of scaphocerite; dactylus 2.0-2.9 
<normalizedToken id="02EE6FD64A185D9B85A349029BACB78F" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, ending in prominent claw-like spine surrounded by simple setae, behind which are 4-5 spines; propodus 4.0-5.5 
<normalizedToken id="05A47E43211C3A265FD0DBB1A037EC04" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of dactylus, bearing two rows of thin spinules on posterior and lateral margin, 8.0-9.9 
<normalizedToken id="55F1F9459A0850579DF992DAC2B2C43C" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide; carpus 0.57-0.70 
<normalizedToken id="9FE8FE76FD8CA5BCBBD0DDD7C3998528" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of propodus; merus 1.7-2.4 
<normalizedToken id="13935D03A38CF084E3B1A4658D42015F" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of carpus, with about 3-4 strong spines on the posterior margin; ischium with a spine on the posterior margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="49F858EBE4C3070D075289D5D39570C7" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="30E2EAE50215608A4744F2D465944A4A" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Fifth pereiopod</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="BBC3E4CECE22C8C506AFBDEB03A36D3C" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3E</figureCitation>
): Reaches middle of 2nd segment of antennular peduncle; dactylus 1.7-3.0 
<normalizedToken id="390F16133E5C2DF320617B4F05859124" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, ending in prominent claw-like spine surrounded by simple setae, behind which is a comb-like row of 35-40 spines; propodus 4.2-5.3 
<normalizedToken id="73BD35DA3D5CE7E8ED8B9FCB1A008873" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of dactylus, bearing two rows of spinules on posterior and lateral margins, 9.1-13.0 
<normalizedToken id="BA54117764461DFD0E7F16DD6EEAA5C5" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide; carpus 0.43-0.58 
<normalizedToken id="46CA8A2053A5150763B2E6556B8CE668" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of propodus; merus 1.4-1.5 
<normalizedToken id="A642D241065825F230E1BD2CDAE52793" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of carpus, with about 3-4 strong spines on the posterior margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C4B03CE629F0A4BC593D4A8FC53555D9" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">First four pereiopods with epipod.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A463046B3D878233C5F88EFE19AF1FD6" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="138AFB7A5A453C7402A4CD69FC1BF794" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">First pleopod</emphasis>
(Figs 
<figureCitation id="09E174F228E0D58E5FD4B0B0FE493D8C" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3F and H</figureCitation>
): Endopod in male is rectangle, about 0.70 
<normalizedToken id="9E8C55853714033CE6F08968FA04FD8B" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of exopod, about 3.7-3.9 
<normalizedToken id="D3E2D0FF383BD29C0DEB69C4991F3490" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as proximally wide, tip rounded, inner margin concave, bearing nearly equal spine setae, outer margin bearing nearly equal long and dense spine setae, distally absent (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="F8376948C54D988667A134765E6B0B16" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3F</figureCitation>
) or bearing a few sparse thin spine setae (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="028C6BA3C2264F42D8BF38A2E07B391B" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3H</figureCitation>
); appendix interna well developed, arising from distal 1/5 of endopod, reaching to end of endopod, with cincinuli distally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8F5624CDA168447DE190891AB70624E1" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="3661D6CB50E3E3CDF5005E81AA27750C" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Second pleopod</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="9B92398831157F93031E3571CA761B58" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3G</figureCitation>
): Appendix masculina rod-shaped, reaching about 0.60 
<normalizedToken id="F6E05CDE0795E67D5CA721BCE779815C" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of exopod, inner margin bearing and tip bearing nearly equally long and stout spine setae; appendix interna well developed, reaching about 0.50 
<normalizedToken id="87F825624EAAD97064FEB6C69D980164" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of appendix masculina, with many cincinuli distally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8FB632A165ACC165B870B851CA730209" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="939AE6D0A56576F563AE88A107383FC4" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Telson</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="34C47B78245B8BBB15428BB14AC75065" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3I</figureCitation>
): 0.42-0.55 
<normalizedToken id="EAD0D5008FCE4BBF7CA825D67C5A4D44" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length of cl, distinctly longer than sixth abdominal segment, tapering posteriorly, with a projection, dorsal surface with six pairs of stout movable spine setae including the pair at posterolateral angles; posterior margin with four pairs of intermedial plumose setae, the outer one usually strongest and longest. Exopodite of the uropod bears a series of 17-19 movable spinules along the diaresis.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="59BE7E9CF5653CFEB389946BA6A8EFE0" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="3C42172F923D73325E2DB65CF5E1ED04" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Eggs</emphasis>
0.84-0.89 
<normalizedToken id="99523DF0F72789A5B415306A82EF09DE" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
1.27-1.39 mm in diameter.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F5D71D8DFCAD4DE0B11B246F9A78A66F" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="colouration">
<paragraph id="886E8B0FBD899A02E4ADA7D328F1DECD" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Colouration.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A61A881BACF2C1E5298312F7446D66A2" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
Body semi-transparent, light reddish-brown colour, with small red pigment spots scattered on whole body, several large red-brown dots on the tergum and the posterior margin of the carapace, red-brown vertical stripes on topside of the 1st and 2nd pleon and lower lateral side of 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th pleon and carapace; appendages transparent, with red-brown stripes in the distal part of each segment; telson and tail fan bright red (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="2EE8A011DA23C0B16C20565C9E7C0160" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Habitats and live colouration of Caridina stellata sp. nov. and C. cavernicola A C. stellata sp. nov. B-D C. cavernicola; E-H surrounding environment of C. stellata sp. nov (E) and C. cavernicola (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696285" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">4A</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<caption id="605F821952423CA7E4B3FA134279E11E" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696285" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
<paragraph id="44461260A5F8A8FC3CDF53BFB54D82DC" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="90A5C8FBE30883227DCBD00737F6B89A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Habitats and live colouration of 
<taxonomicName id="D48BC4B5EC2C1EE08DE4738BF132966A" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="CB47841D3114EC9C897674579528F768" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. and 
<taxonomicName id="E0574A34FD018F36087B4F65929D4A50" lsidName="C. cavernicola" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cavernicola">
<emphasis id="E2DD52A1ADB6AA0A20D24A3789D2C8A7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cavernicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="09903C7B1B4D4C391A7B03FA1265B3C8" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">A</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="80EB75234136EF3190EE41C5EB169508" lsidName="C. stellata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="01D2D71696C89F81B4C9E15DDE006663" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. 
<emphasis id="33CEF2D9642F4C21C8A2DFCD262F7037" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">B-D</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="AA45EB7D4745466EBDD45B0713936E9E" lsidName="C. cavernicola" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cavernicola">
<emphasis id="1FC82D3CE018723C51DC71E920C45E67" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cavernicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 
<emphasis id="A8BB1AE6B0A4864BEDBC5A0B29B88DA1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">E-H</emphasis>
surrounding environment of 
<taxonomicName id="AC709B6535A5ABC59D513EAF05B64BCA" lsidName="C. stellata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="6364294846CAD7FBB2B0FF2600F3FDE3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov (
<emphasis id="15E573D3F0B19BE51B6A918AEA25B420" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">E</emphasis>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="B3FA39FAFA264FD253D40C39DA447FED" lsidName="C. cavernicola" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cavernicola">
<emphasis id="1F3F62F5F8CECB178DEA8D7E5AD7D7CB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cavernicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="1775C11D6C117E0753F6745470B4BFFA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">F-H</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="A1B9C9E71CF6DE042293ADD2C21CC511" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="0DEE4B3D212228D7EAB4949824637152" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6B5109520804369F6049C8B90BA20BE5" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="563169897D08169AEA0ADDE5432949A8" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="C989566BCB05C2C82F40D33F040FC8F6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is named after the Latin word stellatus, for dots, alluding to the pigmented pattern of the body.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CEF3C0195BAF74DF9170EEFC5DB53F47" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="2D071E96AED7DC4AD90516D48D434B87" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5512B1ADF5C411DF863B76F82FC59B97" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="2425577F5E1146E2C1A6758370AC8B44" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="82173E30C5AD0A020416655BB502EFA8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. clearly belongs to the &quot; 
<taxonomicName id="AB8D928588AEC5395510339F55595DF1" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina serrata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serrata">
<emphasis id="F761CD0E4F8963B2B872F87636220873" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina serrata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group&quot; of the genus and shows a strong morphological similarity with 
<taxonomicName id="B5858517921DE1E6FC86FB7CA1AAF6E0" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="5A2BCF3FE8229E0ABFEF9C58BA7978DF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Yu, 1936 in shape and indentation of the rostrum. 
<taxonomicName id="0D560392478B894027253C3D1E430318" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="87F4EDAC241CD88B1DA6FEAFA5DACE83" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. can be distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="0B2BE63EB049BFB8F9E8CA8958A594F3" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="23293A2F2D232F89C9AC2CF854B644F8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the broad palp of the 1st maxilliped with a finger-like tip (versus without a finger-like tip in 
<taxonomicName id="2B0EEDB7BE54C89B1C425A21925AB502" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="6CDEFFC9533614A92C72F5C73802E47F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); rostrum with more ventral teeth (6-13 versus 2-6 in 
<taxonomicName id="A8E3C8640BE0D5D6D9B7286E8D1D0BED" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="838D93CC0AF310674F1D5B232E23999F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); the stouter carpus of the 1st pereiopod (1.2-1.4 times as long as wide versus 1.5-1.7 in 
<taxonomicName id="A161B8EB25E4C0B318795819B4072556" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="86C9A816D8DA6C9640DD95CF98D9C5C8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); the slender endopod of the 1st male pleopod, about 3.7-3.9 
<normalizedToken id="6CA450DD69236800FECE2A47C8083F16" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide, wider proximally (versus 2.5-3.0, wider terminally in 
<taxonomicName id="380A5D9EE39F4B9EA4FF7D9821B5CBBD" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="1FFC9E3DA99F47E2314C29A3B026C8F7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); completely different shape of the appendix masculina of male 2nd pleopod (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="F0235BC3176F9254BFC58AD8923A0456" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Caridina stellata sp. nov. A third maxilliped B first pereiopod C second pereiopod D third pereiopod E fifth pereiopod F, H first male pleopod G second male pleopod I telson. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A-E, I); 0.2 mm (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696284" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3G</figureCitation>
versus fig. 87r in 
<bibRefCitation id="422918EE4B266CEA52A0DCC10377FD5D" author="Liang, XQ" journalOrPublisher="Science Press, Beijing" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" refId="B16" refString="Liang, XQ, 2004. . Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata: Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae. Science Press, Beijing" title=". Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata: Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae." year="2004">Liang 2004</bibRefCitation>
); and relatively larger eggs, size of developed eggs 0.84-0.89 
<normalizedToken id="D8C6CAB82C9B96574F3D0C3AD27D53CE" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
1.27-1.39 mm (versus 0.63-0.72 
<normalizedToken id="9F12C9CFEA009E7D86DA20D0C28CBC4C" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
0.99-1.09 mm in 
<taxonomicName id="69EC4FCC56E92C5BAC29E041721628D3" lsidName="C. cantonensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="cantonensis">
<emphasis id="EB8A8A761C2C77403DAC1D39D28DAF48" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. cantonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). In addition, its distinctive colouration and patterns easily separate the two species when observed in the field.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E94F56B9B6120AF5DB14A807AD96DA1A" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="6460D6B8B104959CB2210F3138DD0CFC" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="D0B5ABE559FAE048567488C82873285E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. resembles 
<taxonomicName id="81C87688DA22E3DC33AC8AA29DEA582E" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="63982E79AA89AAB4B9B8688C5B5C783B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Do, von Rintelen &amp; Dang, 2020 in colouration and pattern and also in the long stylocerite. Moreover, the type locality, Cao Bang Province, Vietnam, is close to Guangxi, China. However, the new species can be distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="E739D1DBA090241BA043C5AE59922BA8" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="87BA265F05039135244AFC82CC230026" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the longer rostrum, reaching end of 2nd segment of antennular peduncle, 0.39-0.48 of cl (versus close to end of 1st segment, 0.25-0.36 of cl in 
<taxonomicName id="C86673BE783603C7AB4F6953CE9FA0F8" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="8B472CEDB1F7B50D31F35C7213E7D6EF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), with more ventral teeth (6-13 teeth versus 0-3 in 
<taxonomicName id="ABEEF951933109B7AD16D3DE2687CFA3" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="5BF473ED2221BF71300C3607B63EF0E1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); the stouter carpus of the 1st pereiopod (1.2-1.4 times as long as wide versus 1.3-1.7 in 
<taxonomicName id="1C156D01A220F1A96515B53E8C501ECA" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="0276F48D577296C19695B8E1D0DFA721" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); the stouter chela of the 2nd pereiopod (2.1-2.4 times as long as wide versus 2.7-3.1 in 
<taxonomicName id="3C8122B7816CF0C9F15C3C5524830FCE" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="62FBFF559B1CDCD51654F3A9E84E9812" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) with carpus as long as the merus (versus longer than merus in 
<taxonomicName id="C4F295075391632F7AE6554B420B01EC" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="C2A3AD130098B637BBEA2220518260B6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and the slender endopod of the 1st male pleopod (3.7-3.9 
<normalizedToken id="B4B3D0CB1659A7D5BB7159726DB78903" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as wide versus 2.9-3.3 in 
<taxonomicName id="E0FBC368886C626316F378E358296EE6" lsidName="C. pacbo" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="pacbo">
<emphasis id="91FFB0D335B85A69A7F06C33B892AF0F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. pacbo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FC860ACE1FA7ED25DC0E960D445F2D84" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="EB7A51A8F6222E38A57D62EDBA06FDBD" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="74C091615181C4DE5D648CC62959209F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. also looks similar to 
<taxonomicName id="195CF10928635D2330ADDA19FC100803" lsidName="C. multidentata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="multidentata">
<emphasis id="46ACA6BC0346068D341254DBB33ADFC2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. multidentata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Stimpson, 1860 in the colouration and pattern of live individuals. 
<taxonomicName id="2F799CF2967FF15A47C11E9F0F71E4E0" lsidName="C. stellata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="8E2A50BBE36F9A504F2AF597577D1B60" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be easily distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="CC84785902CA11386D7D7C7F435587A7" lsidName="C. multidentata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="multidentata">
<emphasis id="6765E447E4352483E686074FC1CD0993" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. multidentata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the longer stylocerite, reaching 0.40 of the 2nd segment of the antennular peduncle (versus 0.70 of the 1st segment of antennular peduncle in 
<taxonomicName id="9D9D0105DA86B058EC8882A8610D28A9" lsidName="C. multidentata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="multidentata">
<emphasis id="ABFD2121CCA11E76200BBA8A0AB8C123" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. multidentata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); with straight rostrum (versus with a crest over orbit in 
<taxonomicName id="594C87FEEA656A58480B5088DF3ACA16" lsidName="C. multidentata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="multidentata">
<emphasis id="B0C016174DD962F9AEFA8D539799CC24" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. multidentata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), more teeth on carapace posterior to orbital margin (6-9 teeth versus 0 in 
<taxonomicName id="BF78CAFD201CE69E0149149FF1F9D5DD" lsidName="C. multidentata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="multidentata">
<emphasis id="686B0636856623D62855118A3784B399" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. multidentata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and large eggs (0.84-0.89 
<normalizedToken id="488CC0B91DEB373C3D75A754AC6769D8" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
1.27-1.39 mm versus 0.23-0.28 
<normalizedToken id="2FBD0AC2917E42E1D578DABDE1849A2B" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
0.38-0.40 mm in 
<taxonomicName id="1E662EDED8E8451632383C15F80A548F" lsidName="C. multidentata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="multidentata">
<emphasis id="6B5CCEFA6C7DC8598C2F4438FD2E041A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. multidentata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="644F4F7FB45134CE840EF5E155D74B6E" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="ecological notes">
<paragraph id="DCAB1B163D1713F97D1CD345C4FA3D42" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Ecological notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E2058F053CCB8962C6CA86A2F1E8E432" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName id="621A50B78F52FB04D640C3D3DD378F35" authorityName="Guo &amp; Chen &amp; Chen &amp; Cai &amp; Guo" authorityYear="2022" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Caridina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridina stellata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="216B351EA29ADB1D94B9A48A97FF48A7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Caridina stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appears to be a common atyid species in Guangxi. It was found from four streams in the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Laibin City and also found in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Hechi City. The environment of the streams is very similar. The streams run through land that is covered by secondary forest, with rocks interspersed with patches of gravel at the bottom (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="65422839B3039A8FF197EA7158121607" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Habitats and live colouration of Caridina stellata sp. nov. and C. cavernicola A C. stellata sp. nov. B-D C. cavernicola; E-H surrounding environment of C. stellata sp. nov (E) and C. cavernicola (F-H)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1104.81836.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/696285" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">4E</figureCitation>
). The width and depth of the streams were 2.0-3.5 m and 0.3-1.0 m, respectively, with waterfalls and rapids present. The shrimps inhabit vegetation amidst running water, under rocks in lentic environments and even in stagnant water, such as shallow pools. 
<taxonomicName id="EA2342F32079E4D383FB38C011B85FE0" lsidName="C. stellata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis id="8E656E99E77FF3D18E36227C6E63BC86" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">C. stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was found at Jinxiu, in co-existence with the atyid, 
<taxonomicName id="9FF65F71D5844C7D406F4EF732225D7D" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1948" class="Malacostraca" family="Atyidae" genus="Neocaridina" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neocaridina palmata" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="palmata">
<emphasis id="C964825481AEC19059E1F8B7F1BB9090" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Neocaridina palmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="AA910D7F8DD4BBA99C074C2567D37A40" author="Shen, CJ" journalOrPublisher="National Academy of Peiping" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" pagination="119 - 123" refId="B25" refString="Shen, CJ, 1948. On three new species of Caridina (Crustacea Macrura) from south-west China. Contributions from the Institute of Zoology. National Academy of Peiping 4 (3): 119 - 123" title="On three new species of Caridina (Crustacea Macrura) from south-west China. Contributions from the Institute of Zoology." volume="4" year="1948">Shen 1948</bibRefCitation>
) and the palaemonid 
<taxonomicName id="F772681751540FDBC8824587DCF57BFC" baseAuthorityName="De Haan" baseAuthorityYear="1849" class="Malacostraca" family="Palaemonidae" genus="Macrobrachium" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Macrobrachium nipponense" order="Decapoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nipponense">
<emphasis id="B95963DBB3B59A764A007CE1F9FC9B42" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Macrobrachium nipponense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. At Dahua, this species was found also living together with 
<taxonomicName id="D7E7FBB460B7A68ABF308509FD10919A" lsidName="N. palmata" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="palmata">
<emphasis id="DB31A342FED3A5C7957F467B1450D217" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. palmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The majority of the habitats surveyed had a relatively high density of the new species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="67954CFAFBEEB34936A717617EF495B6" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="CAB12F8BD299AC95BDA6E81C46CC04CD" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="886541F46F25C06701AEE904545742D5" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Known from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwest China.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</document>