Taxonomy Profile: Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål 1775)

Melicertus kerathurus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Penaeus kerathurus
Forskål 1775
Cancer kerathurus
Forskål 1775
Melicertus tigrinus
Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1814
Common Name(s):
camarón langostino español []
caramote []
caramote prawn []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melicertus kerathurus: 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
Species : Melicertus kerathurus
camarón langostino español |
caramote |
caramote prawn |
Melicertus kerathurus Direct Children(s):
Melicertus kerathurus: 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 kerathurus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Holthuis, L. B.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-01-01 / 1980-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Shrimps and Prawns of the World: An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 1
Page(s):
xvii + 271
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-100896-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melicertus kerathurus
Melicertus kerathurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melicertus kerathurus: Comments