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Illustrated key to Penaeoid shrimps of commerce in the Americas

Farfante, Isabel Perez (1988) Illustrated key to Penaeoid shrimps of commerce in the Americas. NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, (NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 64)

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    Abstract

    The commercially important species of penaeoid shrimps comprise 4 families, 12 genera, and 37 species in the Americas, This key is supported by 49 figures including lateral views of whole shrimps in 10 of the 12 genera and detailed figures of male (petasma) and female (thelycum) genital structures of the species. A glossary of terms used in shrimp taxonomy plus a bibliography of references useful in identifying shrimps are included. (PDF file contains 38 pages.)

    Item Type: Monograph or Serial issue
    Title: Illustrated key to Penaeoid shrimps of commerce in the Americas
    Personal Creator/Author:
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    Farfante, Isabel Perez
    Series Name: NOAA Technical Report NMFS
    Number: 64
    Date: 1988
    Publisher: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
    Issuing Agency: United States National Marine Fisheries Service
    Subjects: Ecology
    Fisheries
    Biology
    Item ID: 2757
    Depositing User: Patti M. Marraro
    Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2009 22:59
    Last Modified: 29 Sep 2011 20:25
    URI: http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2757

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