Praunus

Praunus
	Praunus flexuosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Mysida
Family:	Mysidae
Genus:	Praunus; Leach, 1814

Short description: Genus of crustaceans

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)

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

↑ Jan Mees (2011). "Praunus Leach, 1814". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119898.
↑ Walter Medley Tattersall & Olive S. Tattersall (1951). The British Mysidacea. Ray Society publications. 136. Ray Society. p. 1.

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[1] Jan Mees (2011). "Praunus Leach, 1814". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119898.

[2] Walter Medley Tattersall & Olive S. Tattersall (1951). The British Mysidacea. Ray Society publications. 136. Ray Society. p. 1.