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Atya
''Atya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, ranging through the Antilles and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America and in western Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... It contains the following species: *'' Atya abelei'' Felgenhauer & Martin, 1983 *'' Atya africana'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya brachyrhinus'' Hobbs & Hart, 1982 *'' Atya crassa'' (Smith, 1871) *'' Atya dressleri'' Abele, 1975 *'' Atya gabonensis'' Giebel, 1875 *'' Atya innocous'' (Herbst, 1792) *'' Atya intermedia'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya lanipes'' Holthuis, 1963 *'' Atya limnetes'' Holthuis, 1986 *'' Atya margaritacea'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1874 *'' Atya ortmannioides'' Villalobos, 1956 *'' Atya scabra'' (Leach, 1815) References Atyidae Freshwate ...
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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 following classification follows De Grave ''et al.'' (2010), with subsequent additions. *'' Antecaridina'' Edmondson, 1954 *'' Archaeatya'' Villalobos, 1959 *'' Atya'' Leach, 1816 *'' Atyaephyra'' de Brito Capello, 1867 *'' Atydina'' Cai, 2010 *'' Atyella'' Calman, 1906 *'' Atyoida'' Randall, 1840 *'' Atyopsis'' Chace, 1983 *'' Australatya'' Chace, 1983 *'' Caridella'' Calman, 1906 *'' Caridina'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 *'' Caridinides'' Calman, 1926 *'' Caridinopsis'' Bouvier, 1912 *'' Delclosia'' Rabadà, 1993 † *'' Dugastella'' Bouvier, 1912 *'' Edoneus'' Holthuis, 1978 *'' Elephantis'' Castelin, Marquet & Klotz, 2013 *'' Gallocaris'' Sket & Zakšek, 2009 *'' Halocaridina'' Holthuis, 1963 *'' Halocaridinides'' Fujino & Shokita, 1975 *'' Joliv ...
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Atya Gabonensis
''Atya gabonensis'' is a species of freshwater shrimp from West Africa. Note that accounts of its occurrence in South America are erroneous, and likely another species (Atya scabra). It is an omnivorous filter feeder that uses feather-like claspers to filter particles from the water. It can grow to . It has many common names, including African fan shrimp, African filter shrimp, African giant shrimp, vampire shrimp, blue rhino shrimp, Gabon shrimp, and Cameroon fan shrimp. Distribution ''Atya gabonensis'' is found in West Africa, from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Accounts of it being found in South America from Venezuela to Brazil are a case of mistaken identity. In aquaria Despite their predatory-sounding name "Vampire", they are a non-aggressive species that does well in community tanks that have areas to hide during the molting process. Another requirement is a moderate to strong current where the shrimp can sit and catch food. Either a very well established ...
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ...
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Atya Ortmannioides
''Atya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, ranging through the Antilles and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America and in western Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Atya abelei'' Felgenhauer & Martin, 1983 *''Atya africana ''Atya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, ranging through the Antilles and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America and in western Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second- ...'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya brachyrhinus'' Hobbs & Hart, 1982 *'' Atya crassa'' (Smith, 1871) *'' Atya dressleri'' Abele, 1975 *'' Atya gabonensis'' Giebel, 1875 *'' Atya innocous'' (Herbst, 1792) *'' Atya intermedia'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya lanipes'' Holthuis, 1963 *'' Atya limnetes'' Holthuis, 1986 *'' Atya margaritacea'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1874 *'' Atya ortmannioides'' Villalobos, 1956 *'' Atya scabra'' (Leach, 1815) References Atyidae Freshwater ...
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Atya Limnetes
''Atya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, ranging through the Antilles and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America and in western Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... It contains the following species: *'' Atya abelei'' Felgenhauer & Martin, 1983 *'' Atya africana'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya brachyrhinus'' Hobbs & Hart, 1982 *'' Atya crassa'' (Smith, 1871) *'' Atya dressleri'' Abele, 1975 *'' Atya gabonensis'' Giebel, 1875 *'' Atya innocous'' (Herbst, 1792) *'' Atya intermedia'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya lanipes'' Holthuis, 1963 *'' Atya limnetes'' Holthuis, 1986 *'' Atya margaritacea'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1874 *'' Atya ortmannioides'' Villalobos, 1956 *'' Atya scabra'' (Leach, 1815) References Atyidae Freshwate ...
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Atya Lanipes
''Atya lanipes'' (Spanish common name: ''gata''''Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.''
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Atya Intermedia
''Atya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, ranging through the Antilles and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America and in western Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Atya abelei'' Felgenhauer & Martin, 1983 *''Atya africana'' Bouvier, 1904 *'' Atya brachyrhinus'' Hobbs & Hart, 1982 *'' Atya crassa'' (Smith, 1871) *'' Atya dressleri'' Abele, 1975 *'' Atya gabonensis'' Giebel, 1875 *'' Atya innocous'' (Herbst, 1792) *'' Atya intermedia'' Bouvier, 1904 *''Atya lanipes'' Holthuis, 1963 *''Atya limnetes'' Holthuis, 1986 *''Atya margaritacea'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1874 *''Atya ortmannioides ''Atya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, ranging through the Antilles and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America and in western Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Atya abelei'' Felg ...'' Villalobos, 1956 *'' Atya scabra'' (Leach, 1815) References Atyidae Freshwater cru ...
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