Crangonidae

Brown shrimp (Crangon crangon )

In the family of Crangonidae is long-tailed, usually generalized as shrimp decapods.

Features

Typically, the cylindrical, short carapace. The first two pairs of legs carry scissors, of which the first pair of legs is modified into a percussion instrument. The gills are made of a central shaft with rounded branches. The females carry the eggs until they hatch the larvae Protozoea on her abdomen around with you.

Genera

  • Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846
  • Argis Krøyer, 1842
  • Crangon Fabricius, 1798 Brown shrimp (Crangon crangon )
  • Furchengarnele (Crangon allmanni )

Swell

  • Filler, H., Gruner, H.-E., Hartwich, G., Kilias, R., Moritz M.: Urania animal kingdom, invertebrates 2 ( Annelida to Chaetognatha ). Urania -Verlag, ISBN 3-332-00502-2
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System Crangonidae
Pleocyemata Caridea Adrian Hardy Haworth
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