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First records of Atyoida serrata (CS Bate, 1888) from South Africa (Crustacea: Caridea: Atyidae)

Published in: African Journal of Aquatic Science
Volume 43 , issue 2 , 2018 , pages: 175–177

DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2018.1474084

Author(s): M Coke , South Africa

Keywords: distribution range , first African records , KwaZulu-Natal , Molweni River , Vungu River

Abstract

Collections of Atyoida serrata (CS Bate, 1888) are reported from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for the first time. This species is currently known only from the lower reaches of the Mgeni, Vungu and Mtamvuna river systems where it occupies rocky cascades and rock crevices in torrential habitats.

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