Atyaephyra desmarestii

Atyaephyra desmarestii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Atyaephyra
Species:
A. desmarestii
Binomial name
Atyaephyra desmarestii
(Millet, 1831)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Atyaephyra desmaresti (Millet, 1831), misspelling
  • Atyaephyra desmaresti var. occidentalis Bouvier, 1913
  • Atyaephyra rosiana de Brito Capello, 1866
  • Hippolyte desmarestii Millet, 1831
  • Symethus fluviatilis Rafinesque, 1814, unavailable name

Atyaephyra desmarestii is a species of freshwater shrimp in Europe.[2]

Description

Atyaephyra desmerestii is a small crustacean, measuring on average about 3 centimeters in size, and a maximum size of 4 centimeters.[3]

Range

Atyaephyra desmerestii is found in most of central and southern Europe, although it is not found in the UK and Denmark. There are also scattered populations in northern Africa.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by P. A. Millet in 1831 as Hippolyte desmarestii. In 1867, de Brito Capello established a new genus Atyaephyra which included H. desmarestii as Atyaephyra desmarestii.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Atyaephyra desmarestii (Millet, 1831) . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 31 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "European Freshwater Shrimp (Atyaephyra desmarestii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 Millet. "Atyaephyra desmarestii". Fishi-pedia.
  4. ↑ Anastasiadou, Ch.; Kitsos, M.-S. & Koukouras, A. (2006). "Redescription of Atyaephyra desmarestii (Millet, 1831) (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) based on topotypical specimens" (PDF). Crustaceana. 79 (10): 1195–1207. doi:10.1163/156854006778859597. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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