Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777)
(Common Prawn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPalaemon serratus (Common Prawn)
GenusPalaemon (prawns)
SubfamilyPALAEMONINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans)
FamilyPALAEMONIDAE (prawns)
SuperfamilyPALAEMONOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderCaridea (shrimps and prawns)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Palaemon serratus (Common Prawn) :
1: Palaemon serratus (Common Prawn)
19 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in crab pot baited with tinned sardines, left overnight near low tide limit
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - white background (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - close-up - white background (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - close-up - white background (4)Image 5: Dorsal view - close-up - white background (5)Image 6: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 7: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 8: Head and rostrum - dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 9: Head and rostrum - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 10: Head and rostrum - lateral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 11: Rostrum - lateral view - close-up - black backgroundImage 12: Rostrum - lateral view - close-up - black background (2)Image 13: Rostrum - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 14: Head and rostrum - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Left leg 1 - enlarged - black backgroundImage 16: Left mandible - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 17: Left maxilliped - enlarged - black backgroundImage 18: Right leg 2 - enlarged - black backgroundImage 19: Tail - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Thorax and front of abdomen - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background
2: Palaemon serratus (Common Prawn)
8 Sep 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
swept from Fucus
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - on rockImage 3: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 4: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 5: Dorsal view - white background (3)Image 6: Dorsal view - white background (4)Image 7: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 8: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 9: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 10: Tail - dorsal view - on sandImage 11: Foreparts - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Foreparts - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Foreparts - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Foreparts - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Tail - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background

Palaemon serratus (Common Prawn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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