''Paratya'' is a
genus
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of freshwater
shrimp 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. This is the only family in the superfamily Atyoidea.
Genera and species
The followin ...
, 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
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,
Australia,
New Caledonia,
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies directly east of mainland P ...
) 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''
(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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