Melicertus

Melicertus
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]

  • Melicertus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)
  • Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
  • Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775)
  • Melicertus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896)
  • Melicertus longistylus (Kubo, 1943)
  • Melicertus marginatus (Randall, 1840)
  • Melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1865)
  • Melicertus similis Chanda & Bhattacharya, 2002

References

  1. ^ Michael Türkay (2009). "Melicertus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106816. Retrieved March 26, 2010.