Description of a new Macrobrachium species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from a cave in guangxi, with a synopsis of the stygobiotic decapoda in China

Abstract

Macrobrachium elegantum is a new species of stygobiotic shrimp discovered in Guangxi, China. The new species is characterized by a transparent body and degenerated eyes and is morphologically similar to M. lingyunense. This is an addition to the list of fifteen stygobiotic shrimp previously known from throughout the karst of China.