Major Group: Crustacea
Minor Group: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Paratya |
Descriptive Features: supraorbital spine present above each eye, at base of rostrum
exopodites present on all pereopods
Total length: up to 35 mm (females are larger than males) |
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Paratya australiensis |
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Paratya australiensis |
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Taxonomic Checklist: Species
Paratya australiensis Kemp
Paratya howensis Roux
Paratya norfolkensis Kemp |
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Distribution: Paratya australiensis - E Aus, Tas
Paratya howensis - Lord Howe Island
Paratya norfolkensis - Norfolk Island
Functional Feeding Group: gathering collectors |
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Broken River, Benalla Vic |
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Information Sources: Davie 2002, Hancock & Bunn 1997, Hawking & Smith 1997, Ingram et al 1997, Walsh 1993
Key to Species: none, use distribution |
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