Golden bee shrimp
| Golden bee shrimp | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Atyidae |
| Genus: | Caridina |
| Species: | Caridina cantonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caridina cantonensis Yu, 1938 [1] | |
The golden bee shrimp is a species of shrimp found in southern China, including Hong Kong .[1] It is one of many varieties of Bee shrimp.
Appearance
The shrimp has a white outside shell and the flesh is an orange/golden color. Females are larger than males and the female's eggs are brown. The offspring are the same color as their parents when they emerge from the eggs .[2]
References
- 1 2 Rita S. W. Yam & David Dudgeon (2005). "Genetic differentiation of Caridina cantonensis (Decapoda:Atyidae) in Hong Kong streams". Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 24 (4): 845–857. doi:10.1899/05-022.1.
- ↑ Aquatic Community
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