Troglocaris (Xiphocaridinella) kutaissiana Sadowsky, 1930

Marin, Ivan & Sokolova, Agniya, 2014, Redescription of the stygobitic shrimp Troglocaris (Xiphocaridinella) jusbaschjani Birštein, 1948 (Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) from Agura River, Sochi, Russia, with remarks on other representatives of the genus from Caucasus, Zootaxa 3754 (3), pp. 277-298 : 291

Troglocaris (Xiphocaridinella) kutaissiana Sadowsky, 1930

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Xiphocaridinella kutaissiana Sadowsky, 1930: 95 [type locality: Rion cave, western Georgia].

Material examined. 10 non-ovigerous females, 7 males, Western Georgia, 42°16'19.62"N, 42°44'1.63"E, valley of Tshalciteli river, in the cave stream, coll. A. Sokolova & D. Palatov, 27 Sept. 2012.

Measurements. The largest female has tbl.— 30 mm, pcl.— 15 mm; the largest male has tbl.— 20 mm, pcl.— 10 mm.

Remarks. The species clearly differs from the congeners by well developed rostrum armed with numerous small dorsal and one-two ventral teeth ( Fig. 12 ). Rostral form slightly varying in examined specimens but dorsal rostral teeth and supraorbital teeth always present.

Distribution. The species is known from underground area of karst caves of Shaora hollow and Sharaula cave (the type locality), Western Georgia (see Fig. 16 ).

Figures

FIGURE 11. The landscape of Agura river (a, b) and hydrogen sulfide bathes (c – g), where specimens of Troglocaris (Xiphocaridinella) jusbaschjani Birštein, 1948 were collected.

FIGURE 12. Troglocaris (Xiphocaridinella) kutaissiana (Sadowsky, 1930), female, pcl. 8 mm (a – c), female, pcl 6 mm (d, e), male, pcl. 7 mm (f): a, c, d, f — front of carapace, lateral view, b, e — front of carapace, dorsal view.

FIGURE 16. Schematic map of distribution of Caucasian stygobitic shrimp Troglocaris (Xiphocaridinella) species.