Atya lanipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Atyidae |
Genus: | Atya |
Species: | A. lanipes |
Binomial name | |
Atya lanipes Holthuis, 1963 |
Atya lanipes (Spanish common name: gata) is a freshwater amphidromousshrimp of the Atyidae family in the Decapoda order. It is found widely in the Caribbean and is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.