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Litopenaeus
Sign in to saveLitopenaeus is a genus of prawns, formerly included in the genus Penaeus. It contains five species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyPenaeidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded85
滨对虾属（學名：Litopenaeus）是對蝦科的一個屬，先前都是對蝦屬（Penaeus）的物種。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Penaeidae
- Collections
- AMNH, YPM
- Recorded in
- China, United States
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- Litopenaeus
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- Litopenaeus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Parasites
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Litopenaeus is a genus of prawns, formerly included in the genus Penaeus. It contains five species:
==Parasites== Litopenaeus is a suspected host of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a pathogen of humans.
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