Palaemonetes varians
| Palaemonetes varians | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Palaemonetes |
| Species: | P. varians |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaemonetes varians (Leach, 1814) | |
Palaemonetes varians, known as the common ditch shrimp, river shrimp or Atlantic ditch shrimp, is a shrimp found from the Baltic Sea and the British Isles to the western Mediterranean Sea.[1] It reaches up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in length and is never found in fully marine conditions, instead living in brackish water.[1]
References
- 1 2 Matthijs van Couwelaar. "Palaemonetes varians". Zooplankton and Micronekton of the North Sea. Marine Species Identification Portal. ISBN 90-75000-56-1. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
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