''Caridina apodosis'' is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family

Atyidae Atyidae is a family of shrimp, present in all tropical and most temperate waters of the world. Adults of this family are almost always confined to fresh water. This is the only family in the superfamily Atyoidea. Genera and species The follow ...

endemic to a mountain stream near the village of

Tai Tong Tai Tong is an area southwest of Shap Pat Heung, in Yuen Long District, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong. Tai Tong Village or Tai Tong Tsuen () is located in the area. Administration Tai Tong Tsuen is a recognized village under the New ...

, China. ''Caridina apodosis'' is known from only the type series, collected in 1994. The exact type locality is unknown, and may be completely overtaken by

urban sprawl Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city." Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growt ...

. ''Caridina apodosis'' is assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN (ver. 3.1) under criterion B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) with the caveat 'possibly extinct'. ''C. apodosis'' is threatened by extensive water pollution as a result of urbanization, and the type locality may be unsuitable for inhabitance.

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