Atyidae
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(a′tī·ə′dē)
(invertebrate zoology) A family of decapod crustaceans belonging to the section Caridea.
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Atyidae
| Atyidae | |
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| Caridina multidentata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Atyoidea De Haan, 1849 |
| Family: | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 |
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 following classification follows De Grave et al. (2010).[1]
- Antecaridina Edmondson, 1954
- Archaeatya Villalobos, 1959
- Atya Leach, 1816
- Atyaephyra de Brito Capello, 1867
- Atyella Calman, 1906
- Atyoida Randall, 1840
- Atyopsis Chace, 1983
- Australatya Chace, 1983
- Caridella Calman, 1906
- Caridina H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Caridinides Calman, 1926
- Caridinopsis Bouvier, 1912
- Delclosia Rabadà, 1993 †
- Dugastella Bouvier, 1912
- Edoneus Holthuis, 1978
- Gallocaris Sket & Zakšek, 2009
- Halocaridina Holthuis, 1963
- Halocaridinides Fujino & Shokita, 1975
- Jolivetya Cals, 1986
- Jonga Hart, 1961
- Lancaris Cai & Bahir, 2005
- Limnocaridella Bouvier, 1913
- Limnocaridina Calman, 1899
- Mancicaris Liang, Z. L. Guo & Tang, 1999
- Marosina Cai & Ng, 2005
- Micratya Bouvier, 1913
- Neocaridina Kubo, 1938
- Palaemonias Hay, 1902
- Paracaridina Liang, Z. L. Guo & Tang, 1999
- Paratya Miers, 1882
- Parisia Holthuis, 1956
- Potimirim Holthuis, 1954
- Puteonator Gurney, 1987
- Pycneus Holthuis, 1986
- Pycnisia Bruce, 1992
- Sinodina Liang & Cai, 1999
- Stygiocaris Holthuis, 1960
- Syncaris Holmes, 1900
- Troglocaris Dormitzer, 1853
- Typhlatya Creaser, 1936
- Typhlocaridina Liang & Yan, 1981
- Typhlopatsa Holthuis, 1956
References
- ^ Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 1–109. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.
External links
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