Palaemon concinnus, the mangrove prawn, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Palaemon concinnus is found throughout the Pacific Ocean and Mozambique.[1]
Palaemon concinnus | |
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Palaemon concinnus female with eggs from the Pulangi River, Mindanao, Philippines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Palaemon |
Species: | P. concinnus
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Binomial name | |
Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852
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References
edit- ^ Penha-Lopes, Gil (1 February 2011). "Monitoring anthropogenic sewage pollution on mangrove creeks in southern Mozambique: A test of Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852 (Palaemonidae) as a biological indicator". Environmental Pollution. 159 (2): 636–645. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.029.