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Issue: Vol. 5325 No. 4: 10 Aug. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-08-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.4.8
Page range: 582-592
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Cherax woworae, a new freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia

Department of Zoology and Fisheries; Faculty of Agrobiology; Food and Natural Resources; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamýcká 129; Praha 165 21; Czech Republic
Department of Zoology and Fisheries; Faculty of Agrobiology; Food and Natural Resources; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamýcká 129; Praha 165 21; Czech Republic; IPB University; The Institute for Research and Community Service; Centre for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies; Bogor; Indonesia
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters; South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice; Zátiší 728/II; Vodňany 389 25; Czech Republic
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters; South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice; Zátiší 728/II; Vodňany 389 25; Czech Republic
Crustacea Cherax woworae n. sp. parastacid New Guinea taxonomy morphology phylogeny pet trade Blue Moon

Abstract

Cherax woworae n. sp. is a moderately-sized burrowing freshwater crayfish endemic to the Teminabuan District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia. This species is one of many freshwater crayfish species from the region that are popular ornamental animals. In the pet trade, it is commonly known as the “Blue Moon Crayfish” or “Blue Kong Crayfish”. Cherax woworae is genetically and morphologically similar to Cherax gherardii Patoka, Bláha & Kouba, 2015, but both species may be easily distinguished morphologically and by their substantial genetic divergence.

 

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