Litopenaeus
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| Litopenaeus | |
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| Litopenaeus stylirostris | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1967 [1] |
Litopenaeus is a genus of prawns, formerly included in the genus Penaeus.[2] It contains five species:[3]
- Litopenaeus stylirostris Litopenaeus occidentalis
- (Streets, 1871) (Burkenroad, 1936)
- (Stimpson, 1871) Litopenaeus vannamei
- Litopenaeus setiferus (Boone, 1931)
- Litopenaeus schmitti (Linnaeus, 1767)
Parasites
[edit | edit source]Litopenaeus is a suspected host of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a pathogen of humans.
References
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