''Paratya'' is a
genus
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of freshwater
shrimp
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of the
family
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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
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water conta ...
, found in various
islands
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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.
The split between the North Pacific clade (Japan) and the South Pacific clade (New Zealand, Australia,
New Caledonia
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,
Lord Howe Island
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) has been estimated to have occurred .
Species
There are 14 species recognised in the genus:
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Paratya annamensis''
Balss, 1924
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Paratya australiensis''
Kemp, 1917
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Paratya boninensis''
Satake & Cai, 2005
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Paratya borealis''
Volk, 1938
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Paratya bouvieri''
Roux, 1926
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Paratya caledonica''
Roux, 1926
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Paratya compressa
''Paratya'' is a genus of freshwater Caridea, shrimp of the family (biology), family Atyidae, found in various Pacific islands, islands in the Pacific Ocean. The split between the North Pacific clade (Japan) and the South Pacific clade (New Zeala ...
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(De Haan, 1844)
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Paratya curvirostris
''Paratya curvirostris'' is a species of fresh water, freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It is endemism, endemic to New Zealand, where it is distributed from North Island to Stewart Island, and including the Chatham Islands. It is the only ...
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(Heller, 1862)
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Paratya howensis''
Roux, 1926
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Paratya improvisa''
Kemp, 1917
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Paratya intermedia''
Roux, 1926
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Paratya martensi''
Roux, 1925
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Paratya norfolkensis''
Kemp, 1917
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Paratya typa''
Roux, 1926
References
External links
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Atyidae
Freshwater crustaceans
Taxa named by Edward J. Miers
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