Praunus

Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Praunus

Praunus flexuosus
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Crustacea

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Malacostraca

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Mysida

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Mysidae

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Praunus

Leach, 1814

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

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.

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