Paratya curvirostris

Paratya curvirostris
Paratya curvirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Paratya
Species: P. curvirostris
Binomial name
Paratya curvirostris
(Heller, 1862)

Paratya curvirostris is the only species of freshwater shrimp in New Zealand.[1] It is the southernmost representative of the family Atyidae, with a range extending from North Island to Stewart Island, and including the Chatham Islands.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Clint McCullough (February 6, 2008). "Native freshwater shrimp". New Zealand Native Freshwater Life. http://www.nzfreshwater.org/shrimp.html. Retrieved February 19, 2011. 

External links

http://www.ryanphotographic.com/atyidae.htm#curvirostris