NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Penaeidae
  Superfamily - Penaeoidea
  Suborder - Dendrobranchiata
  Order - Decapoda
  Superorder - Eucarida
  Subclass - Eumalacostraca
  Class - Malacostraca
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Melicertus canaliculatus
      Species - Melicertus kerathurus
      Species - Melicertus longistylus
      Species - Melicertus marginatus
      Species - Melicertus plebejus
      Species - Melicertus latisulcatus
      Species - Melicertus hathor