Atyoida bisulcata
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| Atyoida bisulcata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Atyidae |
| Genus: | Atyoida |
| Species: | A. bisulcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Atyoida bisulcata J. W. Randall, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ortmannia henshawi Rathbun, 1901 | |
Atyoida bisulcata, also called ʻŌpae kalaʻole or ʻŌpae kuahiwi in Hawaiian, is a species of freshwater shrimp endemic to Hawaiʻi in the family Atyidae.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was described in 1840 by John Witt Randall and is the type species for the genus Atyoida.[7]
This species of freshwater shrimp grow to about 2 inches in length.[8] They don't possess any type of claws but have a unique set of pincers, containing bristle-like hairs that are primarily used to catch and filter small food particles from water columns.[8] The shrimp are often characterized by either a golden-brown or dark-green/black pigmentation.[9]