Atyidae is a
family
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of
shrimp
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, present in all
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and most
temperate
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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.
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Antecaridina''
Edmondson, 1954
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Archaeatya''
Villalobos, 1959
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Atya''
Leach, 1816
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Atyaephyra''
de Brito Capello, 1867
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Atydina''
Cai, 2010
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Atyella''
Calman, 1906
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Atyoida''
Randall, 1840
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Atyopsis''
Chace, 1983
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Australatya''
Chace, 1983
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Caridella''
Calman, 1906
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Caridina''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Caridinides''
Calman, 1926
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Caridinopsis''
Bouvier, 1912
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Delclosia''
Rabadà, 1993 †
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Dugastella''
Bouvier, 1912
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Edoneus''
Holthuis, 1978
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Elephantis''
Castelin, Marquet & Klotz, 2013
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Gallocaris''
Sket & Zakšek, 2009
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Halocaridina''
Holthuis, 1963
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Halocaridinides''
Fujino & Shokita, 1975
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Jolivetya''
Cals, 1986
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Jonga
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Hart, 1961
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Lancaris''
Cai & Bahir, 2005
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Limnocaridella''
Bouvier, 1913
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Limnocaridina''
Calman, 1899
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Mancicaris''
Liang, Z. L. Guo & Tang, 1999
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Marosina''
Cai & Ng, 2005
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Micratya''
Bouvier, 1913
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Monsamnis''
Richard, De Grave & Clark, 2012
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Neocaridina''
Kubo, 1938
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Palaemonias''
Hay, 1902
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Paracaridina''
Liang, Z. L. Guo & Tang, 1999
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Paratya''
Miers, 1882
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Parisia''
Holthuis, 1956
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Potimirim''
Holthuis, 1954
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Puteonator''
Gurney, 1987
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Pycneus''
Holthuis, 1986
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Pycnisia''
Bruce, 1992
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Sinodina''
Liang & Cai, 1999
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Stygiocaris''
Holthuis, 1960
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Syncaris''
Holmes, 1900
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Troglocaris''
Dormitzer, 1853
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Typhlatya
''Typhlatya'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Atyidae. These are small, stygobitic shrimp found in the West Mediterranean region (France and Spain), Caribbean region (the Antilles, Bahamas and Yucatán), Ascension Island and the Galápagos ...
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Creaser, 1936
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Typhlocaridina''
Liang & Yan, 1981
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Typhlopatsa''
Holthuis, 1956
References
External links
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Caridea
Taxa named by Wilhem de Haan
Decapod families
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