Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
(a prawn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPalaemon elegans (a 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 elegans (a prawn) :
1: Palaemon elegans (a prawn)
10 Sep 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in rockpool
Image 1: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Foreparts - lateral view - close-upImage 3: Lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 4: Lateral view - white backgroundImage 5: Lateral view - white background (2)Image 6: Legs - lateral view - close-upImage 7: Abdomen and tial - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Abdomen - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Foreparts - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Legs - lateral view - close-up - enlarged

Palaemon elegans (a prawn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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