''Paratya'' is a
genus of freshwater
shrimp
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of the
family Atyidae, found in various
islands in the
Pacific Ocean.
The split between the North Pacific clade (
Japan
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) and the South Pacific clade (
New Zealand,
Australia
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,
New Caledonia
)
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,
Lord Howe Island) has been estimated to have occurred .
Species
There are 14 species recognised in the genus:
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Paratya annamensis
''Paratya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, found in various islands in the Pacific Ocean. The split between the North Pacific clade (Japan) and the South Pacific clade (New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Isla ...
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Balss, 1924
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Paratya australiensis''
Kemp, 1917
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Paratya boninensis
''Paratya'' is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, found in various islands in the Pacific Ocean. The split between the North Pacific clade (Japan) and the South Pacific clade (New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Isla ...
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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''
(De Haan, 1844)
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Paratya curvirostris''
(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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