Taxonomy Profile: Melicertus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1814)

Melicertus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Penaeus (Melicertus)
Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1814
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melicertus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Crustacea
crustaceans |
crustáceo |
crustacés |
Class : Malacostraca
Subclass : Eumalacostraca
Superorder : Eucarida
camarão |
caranguejo |
ermitão |
lagosta |
siri |
Order : Decapoda
crabs |
crayfishes |
lobsters |
prawns |
shrimp |
crabes |
crevettes |
écrevisses |
homards |
Suborder : Dendrobranchiata
Superfamily : Penaeoidea
penaeoid shrimps |
crevettes pénaéïdes |
Family : Penaeidae
penaeid shrimps |
crevettes pénaéïdes |
Genus : Melicertus
Melicertus Direct Children(s):
Melicertus canaliculatus
(Olivier 1811)
Melicertus kerathurus
(Forskål 1775)
Melicertus marginatus
(J W Randall 1840)
Melicertus plebejus
(Hess 1865)
Melicertus latisulcatus
(Kishinouye 1896)
Melicertus hathor
(Burkenroad 1959)
Melicertus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pérez Farfante, Isabel, and Brian Kensley
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-01-01 / 1997-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Penaeoid and Sergestoid Shrimps and Prawns of the World: Keys and Diagnoses for the Families and Genera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mémoirs du Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle, tome 175
Page(s):
233
Publisher:
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Publication Place:
Paris, France
ISBN/ISSN:
2-85653-510-0/1243-4442
Notes:
Reference for:
Melicertus
Melicertus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Melicertus: Comments