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Typhlatya
Sign in to saveTyphlatya is a genus of shrimp in the family Atyidae. These are small, stygobitic shrimp found in the West Mediterranean region (France and Spain), Caribbean region (the Antilles, Bahamas and Yucatán), Ascension Island and the Galápagos, although the individual species often have very small ranges. Species in this genus are found in salt, brackish and fresh waters, mostly in anchialine habitats and none in the open sea.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyAtyidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Atyidae
- Collections
- USNM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MCZ
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Ecuador, Cuba
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy, species and conservation
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Typhlatya is a genus of shrimp in the family Atyidae. These are small, stygobitic shrimp found in the West Mediterranean region (France and Spain), Caribbean region (the Antilles, Bahamas and Yucatán), Ascension Island and the Galápagos, although the individual species often have very small ranges. Species in this genus are found in salt, brackish and fresh waters, mostly in anchialine habitats and none in the open sea.
==Taxonomy, species and conservation==
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