Litopenaeus
Genus of crustaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Litopenaeus is a genus of prawns, formerly included in the genus Penaeus.[2] It contains five species:[3]
- Litopenaeus occidentalis (Streets, 1871)
- Litopenaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936)
- Litopenaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Litopenaeus stylirostris (Stimpson, 1871)
- Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)
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Litopenaeus | |
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Litopenaeus stylirostris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
Family: | Penaeidae |
Genus: | Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1967 [1] |
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