Melicertus

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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. 

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