Biology:Paratya

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Paratya
Paratya curvirostris in Henderson (2).jpg
Paratya curvirostris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Paratya
Miers, 1882

Paratya is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, found in various islands in the Pacific Ocean.[1] The split between the North Pacific clade (Japan ) and the South Pacific clade (New Zealand, Australia , New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island) has been estimated to have occurred 19 to 12.5 million years ago.[1]

Species

There are 14 species recognised in the genus:[2]

  • Paratya annamensis Balss, 1924
  • Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917
  • Paratya boninensis Satake & Cai, 2005
  • Paratya borealis Volk, 1938
  • Paratya bouvieri Roux, 1926
  • Paratya caledonica Roux, 1926
  • Paratya compressa (De Haan, 1844)
  • Paratya curvirostris (Heller, 1862)
  • Paratya howensis Roux, 1926
  • Paratya improvisa Kemp, 1917
  • Paratya intermedia Roux, 1926
  • Paratya martensi Roux, 1925
  • Paratya norfolkensis Kemp, 1917
  • Paratya typa Roux, 1926


References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10813435 entry