- Metapenaeus ensis
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Metapenaeus ensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Penaeidae Genus: Metapenaeus Species: M. ensis Binomial name Metapenaeus ensis
(De Haan, 1844)Synonyms [1] Metapenaeus mastersii Hall, 1962
Metapenaeus ensis (sometimes called the greasyback shrimp or sand shrimp) is a species of prawn.[2][3]
References
External identifiers for Metapenaeus ensis ITIS 95814 NCBI 32278 WoRMS 210392 Also found in: Wikispecies, SeaLifeBase - ^ Sammy De Grave (2010). "Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210392. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ Jesse D. Ronquillo & Toshio Saisho (1993). "Early developmental stages of greasyback shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae)". Journal of Plankton Research 15 (10): 1177–1206. doi:10.1093/plankt/15.10.1177.
- ^ Pei-Li Gu and Siu-Ming Chan. "Cloning of a cDNA encoding a putative molt-inhibiting hormone from the eyestalk of the sand shrimp Metapenaeus ensis". Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 7 (3): 214–220. PMID 9701616. http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx3nlqglt13a9306/.
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