Typhlatya
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Typhlatya 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
(marked "CR" below), and one is considered vulnerable
(marked "VU"):
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...
in the family Atyidae
Atyidae
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...
. It contains around 16 species, of which one is listed by the IUCN as critically endangered
Critically endangered
Version 2010.3 of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 3744 Critically Endangered species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and subpopulations.Critically Endangered by kingdom:*1993 Animalia*2 Fungi*1745 Plantae*4 Protista-References:...
(marked "CR" below), and one is considered vulnerable
Vulnerable species
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...
(marked "VU"):
- Typhlatya arfeae
- Typhlatya campecheae Hobbs & Hobbs, 1976
- Typhlatya consobrina
- Typhlatya elenae Juarrero, 1994
- Typhlatya galapagensis Monod & Cals, 1970
- Typhlatya garciadebrasi
- Typhlatya garciai Chace, 1942
- Typhlatya iliffei Hart & Manning, 1981 – BermudaBermudaBermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
- Typhlatya jusbaschjani (Birstein, 1948)
- Typhlatya miravetensis
- Typhlatya mitchelli Hobbs & Hobbs, 1976
- Typhlatya monae Chace, 1954 – Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
- Typhlatya pearsei Creaser, 1936
- Typhlatya pretneri (Matjasic, 1956)
- Typhlatya rogersi Chace & Manning, 1972 – Ascension IslandAscension IslandAscension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa...
, BermudaBermudaBermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
and the Galápagos IslandsGalápagos IslandsThe Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a... - Typhlatya taina Estrada & Gómez, 1987