Praunus

Praunus is a genus of mysid shrimp, comprising three species:[1]

  • Praunus flexuosus (Müller, 1776)
  • Praunus inermis (Rathke, 1843)
  • Praunus neglectus (G. O. Sars, 1869)

Praunus
Praunus flexuosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Mysida
Family:
Mysidae
Genus:
Praunus

Leach, 1814

When originally named in 1814 by William Elford Leach, the genus contained P. flexuosus (the type species), and a second species, "P. integer", which is now known as Neomysis integer.[2]

References
  1. Jan Mees (2011). Deprez T (ed.). "Praunus Leach, 1814". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. Walter Medley Tattersall & Olive S. Tattersall (1951). The British Mysidacea. Ray Society publications. 136. Ray Society. p. 1.


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