Trypaea australiensis

The Australian ghost shrimp, marine yabby, or ghost nipper (Trypaea australiensis) is a species of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, found in Australia and the Indo-West Pacific region.[1][2]

Trypaea australiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Callianassidae
Genus: Trypaea
Species:
T. australiensis
Binomial name
Trypaea australiensis
Dana, 1852

They are bio-irrigators and bioturbators in estuarine sediments, and are widely harvested by recreational anglers as fishing bait.[3]

References

  1. "Trypaea australiensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. "Trypaea australiensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. Contessa, L. (2004). "The impact of bait-pumping on populations of the ghost shrimp Trypaea australiensis Dana (Decapoda: Callianassidae) and the sediment environment". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

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