''Atya'' is a
genus of
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
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:
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Atya abelei
''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 ...
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Felgenhauer & Martin, 1983
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Atya africana''
Bouvier, 1904
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Atya brachyrhinus''
Hobbs & Hart, 1982
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Atya crassa''
(Smith, 1871)
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Atya dressleri''
Abele, 1975
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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 clasper ...
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Giebel, 1875
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Atya innocous''
(Herbst, 1792)
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Atya intermedia''
Bouvier, 1904
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Atya lanipes''
Holthuis, 1963
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Atya limnetes''
Holthuis, 1986
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Atya margaritacea''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1874
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Atya ortmannioides''
Villalobos, 1956
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Atya scabra
''Atya scabra'' is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. ''Atya scabra'' can reach a length of about in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about . It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Oc ...
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(Leach, 1815)
References
Atyidae
Freshwater crustaceans
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