Melicertus

"King prawn" redirects here. For the ska band, see King Prawn (band).
Melicertus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Melicertus
Rafinesque, 1814
Type species
Melicertus tigrinus
Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814

Melicertus is a genus of "king" prawns, comprising eight species:[1]

References

  1. Michael Türkay (2009). "Melicertus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 26, 2010.


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