Trypaea

Trypaea
Trypaea australiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Thalassinidea
Family: Callianassidae
Genus: Trypaea
Dana, 1852
Species: T. australiensis
Binomial name
Trypaea australiensis
Dana, 1852

Trypaea australiensis (known as the Australian ghost shrimp, ghost nippers or marine yabby)[1] is a common species of mud shrimp in south-eastern Australia,[1] the only species in the genus Trypaea.[2][3] T. australiensis is a popular bait used live or frozen by Australians targeting a range of species.[4] It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) and lives in burrows in mudflats or sandbanks, especially in or near estuaries.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Species Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 3 June 2010. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Trypaea_australiensis. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Trypaea Dana, 1852". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552836. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Gary Poore (2010). "Trypaea Dana, 1852". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465344. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  4. ^ K. Rowling, A. Hegarty & M. Ives, ed (2010). "Ghost nipper (Trypaea australiensis)" (PDF). Status of Fisheries Resources in NSW 2008/09. Cronulla: NSW Industry & Investment. pp. 143–144. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/375890/Ghost-nipper.pdf. 
  5. ^ "Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852, Australian ghost shrimp". SeaLifeBase. 23 March 2010. http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14764. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 


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