Metapenaeus ensis

Metapenaeus ensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Metapenaeus
Species: M. ensis
Binomial name
Metapenaeus ensis
(De Haan, 1844)
Synonyms [1]

Metapenaeus mastersii Hall, 1962

Metapenaeus ensis (sometimes called the greasyback shrimp or sand shrimp) is a species of prawn.[2][3]

References

External identifiers for Metapenaeus ensis
ITIS 95814
NCBI 32278
WoRMS 210392
Also found in: [//species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metapenaeus_ensis Wikispecies], SeaLifeBase
  1. ^ Sammy De Grave (2010). "Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210392. Retrieved September 18, 2011. 
  2. ^ Jesse D. Ronquillo & Toshio Saisho (1993). "Early developmental stages of greasyback shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae)". Journal of Plankton Research 15 (10): 1177–1206. doi:10.1093/plankt/15.10.1177. 
  3. ^ Pei-Li Gu and Siu-Ming Chan. "Cloning of a cDNA encoding a putative molt-inhibiting hormone from the eyestalk of the sand shrimp Metapenaeus ensis". Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 7 (3): 214–220. PMID 9701616. http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx3nlqglt13a9306/.