Journal
ZOOTAXA
Volume 3964, Issue 5, Pages 526-536Publisher
MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.5.2
Keywords
Cherax gherardii n. sp.; new species; taxonomy; morphology; phylogeny; pet trade
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- Czech Science Foundation [P502/12/P177]
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic [CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0024, LO1205, CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0049, 20152007]
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Cherax (Astaconephrops) gherardii n. sp. is a moderate burrowing crayfish endemic to the Ajamaru Lakes of West Papua, Indonesia. This species is one of the crayfish species from this region that are exploited for ornamental purposes. Its commonly used commercial name in the pet trade is Rainbow Crayfish or Blue Moon Crayfish, and its native name is udang kuku biru. The new species is genetically and morphologically similar to Cherax boesemani, however, both species may be easily distinguished morphologically or by using sequence divergence, which is substantial for considering C. gherardii n. sp. to be a valid species.
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