Atya lanipes (Spanish common name: gata[3]) is a freshwater amphidromous[4] shrimp of the Atyidae family in the Decapoda order.[5] It is found widely in the Caribbean[1] and is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.[3] It is also known as jonga and in some places people refer to it as "guábara” or “chágara”.[6]
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References edit
- ^ a b S. De Grave; J. Villalobos; F. Mantellato & F. Alvarez (2013). "Atya lanipes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T197981A107023574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197981A2507620.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Charles Fransen (2013). "Atya lanipes Holthuis, 1963". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ a b Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived 7 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ D. A. Kikkert; T. A. Crowl & A. P. Covich (4–9 June 2006). Physical and chemical factors affecting the upstream migration of amphidromous shrimp in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. NABS 54th Annual Meeting. Anchorage, Alaska: Society for Freshwater Science. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Atya lanipes (Holthuis, 1963)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Caribbean Freshwater Crustaceans" (PDF). US Fish & Wildlife Service. US Fish & Wildlife Service.
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