Biology:Palaemon elegans

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Short description: Species of crustacean


Palaemon elegans
Palaemon elegans, costa brava.jpg
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P. elegans
Binomial name
Palaemon elegans
Martin Rathke, 1837

Palaemon elegans sometimes known by the common name rockpool shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is native to the eastern North Atlantic (including Macaronesia), the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and introduced in the Caspian and Aral seas. It is similar to three other members of the genus Palaemon: Palaemon serratus, Palaemon longirostris and Palaemon adspersus, and has displaced or replaced populations of Palaemon adspersus in some locations.[1][2] It is considered an invasive species in parts of the United States.[3]

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Wikidata ☰ Q1746434 entry