This is a short overview of shrimps which have reached German market in the last months. Most often, a selling name is avalaible faster than a scientific name. Though, taxonomy for some of these dwarf shrimps has been done in German already. German English Genus Species Subspecies Location Blaue Algengarnele NN caridina spec. Blaue Algengarnele [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Larry Hongkong Shrimps’
Lately arrived Shrimp Species in Germany
Posted: 12th May 2010 by Imke in Larry Shrimp / Camouflage Tiger, New Bee Shrimp, Princess Bee, ShrimpTags: Camouflage Tiger, Larry Hongkong Shrimps, sandhummel, Weisskopfhummel, Wolkenpass Zwerggarnele
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Taxonomy of Larry Shrimps, 2
Posted: 6th January 2010 by Imke in Larry Shrimp / Camouflage Tiger, ShrimpTags: Camouflage Tiger, Larry Hongkong Shrimps
Andreas Karge has written in an German forum, that the so called ‘Larry‘ shrimps are the same species as the so called ‘Camouflage Tiger‘ shrimps. They are very similar to C. meridionalis and need very soft water, light acid and cool water (<30 µS). This species seems to have a very wide phenotype with different [...]
Caridina Serrata
Posted: 9th November 2009 by Imke in Shrimp, TuepfelTags: Larry Hongkong Shrimps, nature, rote Tüpfelgarnele
Aquanet.tv published a video on shrimp habitats in Hongkong, Lantau Island. Everybody interested in viewing caridina serrata in a creek can have a closer look here (main movie, counter is 0:45-4:00)
Taxonomy of Larry Shrimps
Posted: 6th November 2009 by Imke in Larry Shrimp / Camouflage Tiger, ShrimpTags: Larry Hongkong Shrimps
Thanks to Andreas Karge who has examinated the former scientific unknown “Larry” shrimp lately! These shrimp are close to C. meridionalis and C. serrata but differ in detail. The microscopic analysis has led to the conclusion that this species belongs to genus Paracaridina and is undescribed yet. This shrimp will be named ‘Paracaridina sp. nov. [...]
