Atya
Encyclopedia
Atya is a genus
of freshwater
shrimp
of the family
Atyidae
, ranging through the Antilles
and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America
and in western Africa
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater
Fresh Water
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shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Atyidae
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...
, ranging through the Antilles
Antilles
The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
and along the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and in western Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Species
- Atya africana Bouvier, 1904
- Atya brachyrhinus Hobbs & Hart, 1982
- Atya crassa (Smith, 1871)
- Atya dressleri Abele, 1975
- Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875
- Atya innocous (Herbst, 1792)
- Atya intermedia Bouvier, 1904
- Atya lanipes Holthuis, 1963
- Atya margaritacea A. Milne-Edwards, 1874
- Atya ortmannioides Villalobos, 1956
- Atya scabra (Leach, 1815)