NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
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 - Metapenaeus affinis
      Species - Metapenaeus alcocki
      Species - Metapenaeus bennettae
      Species - Metapenaeus brevicornis
      Species - Metapenaeus conjunctus
      Species - Metapenaeus dalli
      Species - Metapenaeus demani
      Species - Metapenaeus dobsoni
      Species - Metapenaeus eboracensis
      Species - Metapenaeus elegans
      Species - Metapenaeus endeavouri
      Species - Metapenaeus ensis
      Species - Metapenaeus insolitus
      Species - Metapenaeus intermedius
      Species - Metapenaeus joyneri
      Species - Metapenaeus kutchensis
      Species - Metapenaeus papuensis
      Species - Metapenaeus stebbingi
      Species - Metapenaeus tenuipes
      Species - Metapenaeus lysianassa
      Species - Metapenaeus macleayi
      Species - Metapenaeus monoceros
      Species - Metapenaeus moyebi
      Species - Metapenaeus anchistus
      Species - Metapenaeus krishnatrii
      Species - Metapenaeus suluensis