Paratya
Sign in to saveParatya 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 Island) has been estimated to have occurred .
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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 Island) has been estimated to have occurred .
==Species== There are 14 species recognised in the genus: Paratya annamensis Balss, 1924 Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917 Paratya boninensis Satake & Cai, 2005 Paratya borealis Volk, 1938 Paratya bouvieri Roux, 1926 Paratya caledonica Roux, 1926 Paratya compressa (De Haan, 1844) Paratya curvirostris (Heller, 1862) Paratya howensis Roux, 1926 Paratya improvisa Kemp, 1917 Paratya intermedia Roux, 1926 Paratya martensi Roux, 1925 Paratya norfolkensis Kemp, 1917 Paratya typa Roux, 1926
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