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