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(a′tī·ə′dē)
Atyidae
(invertebrate zoology) A family of decapod crustaceans belonging to the section Caridea.
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Atyidae is a family of Caridean atyid 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
- Subfamily Atyinae
- Genus Atya (Atyoida, Attya)
- Genus Caridina
- Genus Neocaridina
- Subfamily Caridellinae
- Genus Pycnisia
- Subfamily Paratyinae
- Genus Paratya
- Subfamily Typhlatyinae
- Genus Typhlatya
- incertae sedis
- Antecaridina
- Atyopsis
- Edoneus
- Halocaridina
- Haminaea
- Jolivetya
- Kalriana
- Paracaridina
- Syncaris
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