Atyidae
Encyclopedia
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.
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...
of 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...
, present in all tropical and most temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
waters of the world. Adults of this family are almost always confined to fresh water
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
. This is the only family in the superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
Atyoidea.
Genera and species
The following classification follows De Grave et al. (2010).- Antecaridina Edmondson, 1954
- Archaeatya Villalobos, 1959
- AtyaAtyaAtya 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.-Species:* Atya africana Bouvier, 1904...
Leach, 1816 - Atyaephyra de Brito Capello, 1867
- Atyella Calman, 1906
- Atyoida Randall, 1840
- AtyopsisAtyopsisAtyopsis is a genus of freshwater shrimp from Southeast Asia. It was erected in 1983 by Fenner A. Chace, Jr. for two species formerly treated in the genus Atya...
Chace, 1983 - Australatya Chace, 1983
- Caridella Calman, 1906
- CaridinaCaridinaCaridina is a genus of freshwater atyid shrimps. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water currents in Asia, Oceania and Africa. They are filter-feeders, collector-gatherers and omnivorous scavengers. They range from 0.9–9.8 mm to 1.2–7.4 mm Caridina is a genus of freshwater...
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 - Caridinides Calman, 1926
- Caridinopsis Bouvier, 1912
- DelclosiaDelclosiaDelclosia is an extinct genus of shrimp in the order Decapoda, containing two species....
Rabadà, 1993 † - Dugastella Bouvier, 1912
- Edoneus Holthuis, 1978
- Gallocaris Sket & Zakšek, 2009
- HalocaridinaHalocaridinaHalocaridina rubra is a small red shrimp of the family Atyidae, with the common Hawaiian name .-Description and distribution:...
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
- NeocaridinaNeocaridinaNeocaridina is a genus of atyid shrimp, containing at least four species:*Neocaridina denticulata *Neocaridina heteropoda Liang, 2002, which includes the aquarium selection "Cherry shrimp".*Neocaridina palmata...
Kubo, 1938 - PalaemoniasPalaemoniasThe genus Palaemonias comprises two species of endangered, albinistic, obligate cave shrimp:* Alabama cave shrimp – Palaemonias alabamae Smalley, 1961* Kentucky cave shrimp – Palaemonias ganteri Hay, 1901...
Hay, 1902 - Paracaridina Liang, Z. L. Guo & Tang, 1999
- ParatyaParatyaParatya is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, found in various islands in the Pacific Ocean. It contains 15 species, including the New Zealand freshwater shrimp Paratya curvirostris. The split between the North Pacific clade and the South Pacific clade has been estimated to have...
Miers, 1882 - Parisia Holthuis, 1956
- Potimirim Holthuis, 1954
- Puteonator Gurney, 1987
- Pycneus Holthuis, 1986
- Pycnisia Bruce, 1992
- Sinodina Liang & Cai, 1999
- Stygiocaris Holthuis, 1960
- SyncarisSyncarisSyncaris is a genus of shrimp, containing only two species: the endangered California freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pacifica, and the extinct Pasadena freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pasadenae....
Holmes, 1900 - TroglocarisTroglocarisTroglocaris is a genus of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It contains the following species, as well as a number of undescribed species:Subgenus Troglocaris*Troglocaris anophthalmus...
Dormitzer, 1853 - TyphlatyaTyphlatyaTyphlatya is a genus of shrimp in the family Atyidae. It contains around 16 species, of which one is listed by the IUCN as critically endangered , and one is considered vulnerable :*Typhlatya arfeae...
Creaser, 1936 - Typhlocaridina Liang & Yan, 1981
- Typhlopatsa Holthuis, 1956