The complex evolutionary history and phylogeography of Caridina typus (Crustacea: Decapoda): long-distance dispersal and cryptic allopatric species

• Main Authors: Freitag, Hendrik, Bernardes, Samuel C, Pepato, Almir R, von Rintelen, Thomas, von Rintelen, Kristina, Page, Timothy J, de Bruyn, Mark
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/1; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=biology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The evolutionary history of the old, diverse freshwater shrimp genus Caridina is still poorly understood, despite its vast distribution – from Africa to Polynesia. Here, we used nuclear and mitochondrial DNA to infer the phylogeographic and evolutionary history of C. typus, which is one of only four...