Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Macrobrachium prachuapense sp. nov. (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Southern Thailand

• Main Authors: Nukul Saengphan, Bhinyo Panijpan, Saengchan Senapin, Parames Laosinchai, Auaree Suksomnit, Kornsunee Phiwsaiya
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/75669

A new species of small freshwater prawn in the Macrobrachium pilimanus species group was found in the upper southern peninsula of Thailand. The prawns in this group exhibit velvet setae on the telopodites of the second pereiopods. The new species, named M. prachuapense sp. nov., is endemic to Thaila...