Atypopenaeus compressipes

Interesting Facts

Pereopods 1-3 obviously chelate. Usually have a long rostrum which is much longer than the antennal scales

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Crustaceomorpha () - (Chernyshev, 1960)
        Superclass: Crustacea () - Pennant, 1777 - Crustaceans
        Epiclass: Eucrustacea ()
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca () - Grobben, 1892
        Superorder: Eucarida () - Calman, 1904
        Order: Decapoda () - Latreille, 1802 - Decapods
        Suborder: Dendrobranchiata () - Bate, 1888 - Prawns
        Superfamily: Penaeoidea () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Penaeidae () - Rafinesque, 1815 - crevettes pénaéïdes, penaeid shrimps
        Genus: Atypopenaeus ()
        Specific name: compressipes - (Henderson, 1893)
        Scientific name: - Atypopenaeus compressipes (Henderson, 1893)

Penaeus compressipes Henderson

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 25-Mar-2003

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NCOS1959_Crustacea (OBIS China)
Senckenberg: Collection Crustacea