Trypaea
| Trypaea australiensis | |
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| Trypaea australiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Axiidea |
| Family: | Callianassidae |
| Genus: | Trypaea Dana, 1852 |
| Species: | T. australiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852 | |
Trypaea australiensis, known as the (marine) yabby or ghost nippers in Australia and as the Australian ghost shrimp elsewhere,[1] is a common species of mud shrimp in south-eastern Australia,[1] the only species in the genus Trypaea.[2][3] T. australiensis is a popular bait used live or frozen by Australians targeting a range of species.[4] It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) and lives in burrows in mudflats or sandbanks, especially in or near estuaries.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Species Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ "Trypaea Dana, 1852". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ Gary Poore (2010). "Trypaea Dana, 1852". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ K. Rowling, A. Hegarty & M. Ives, ed. (2010). "Ghost nipper (Trypaea australiensis)". Status of Fisheries Resources in NSW 2008/09 (PDF). Cronulla: NSW Industry & Investment. pp. 143–144.
- ↑ "Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852, Australian ghost shrimp". SeaLifeBase. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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