Paratya Explained

Paratya is a genus of freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae, found in various islands in the Pacific Ocean.^[1] 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 .^[1]

Species

There are 14 species recognised in the genus:^[2]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Timothy J. Page . Andrew M. Baker . Benjamin D. Cook . Jane M. Hughes . 2005 . Historical transoceanic dispersal of a freshwater shrimp: the colonization of the South Pacific by the genus Paratya (Atyidae) . . 32 . 4 . 581–593 . 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01226.x . 2005JBiog..32..581P .
2. Charles Fransen . 2011 . Paratya Miers, 1882 . 586649 . January 10, 2012.