Decapoda - Caridea - Atyidae - Caridina
| Caridina natalensis De Man, 1908 |
World Distribution
Mazancourt et al. (2019: 384, Zootaxa) - C. natalensis occurs in Comoros (Anjouan, Mohéli), Mayotte, Seychelles (La Digue, Mahé, Praslin and Silhouette), Mauritius, in Madagascar and South Africa. Present before in Reunion Island (Costa 1980; Kiener & Duchochois 1981) this species seems now absent despite extensive propspections made there since.
Environnement : Freshwater - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Vertical range : Land & Freshwater - Min-Max observed: 0-0 m
Mayotte data
Caridina longirostris - Mayotte, Keith et al., 2006 : 50 (Comores). Not C. longirostris = C. natalensis (cf. Mazancourt et al., 2019, Zootaxa).
Caridina natalensis - Mazancourt et al. (2019: 380), Mayotte, MNHN-IU-2018-69, 1?ovig cl 6.1mm, River Bouyoni, altitude 14m, 12°43.966'S 45°8.250'E, coll. ARDA, May 15, 2006; MNHN-IU-2018-70, 1? cl 4.5mm and MNHN-IU-2018-71, 1? cl 6.0mm, River Dembeni, altitude 19m, 12°50.402'S 45°10.461'E, coll. ARDA, November 12, 2003; MNHN-IU-2018-72, River Kwalé, altitude 39m, 12°48'092'S 45°11.520'E, coll. ARDA, November 10, 2003; MNHN-IU-2018-73, 1? cl 4.6mm, MNHN-IU-2018-74, MNHN-IU-2018-76 and MNHN-IU-2018-75, 1? cl 5.2mm, RiverSoulou, altitude 14m, 12°45.812'S 45°5.951'E, coll. ARDA, November 9, 2003.
Réunion data
Caridina brachydactyla brachydactyla - Costa, 1980: 673-700, Réunion, not seen from Mazancourt et al. (2019: 375, Zootaxa) 'Costa (1980) identified C. brachydactyla brachydactyla from Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros and Reunion islands'.
C. longirostris - Réunion, Keith et al. (2006 : 50). Not C. longirostris = C. natalensis (cf. Mazancourt et al., 2019, Zootaxa).
Caridina natalensis - Réunion. In Mazancourt et al. (2019) Costa (1980) reference is under C. natalensis but they indicate 'Present before in Reunion Island (Costa 1980; Kiener & Duchochois 1981) this species [C. natalensis] seems now absent despite extensive propspections made there since.'
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database