BIOTIC Species Information for Callianassa subterranea
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Callianassa subterranea | Common name | Burrowing mud shrimp |
| MCS Code | S1415 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |
| Subclass | Eucarida | Order | Decapoda |
| Suborder | Pleocyemata | Family | Callianassidae |
| Genus | Callianassa | Species | subterranea |
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| Additional Information | There are two common species of Callianassid prawns in Europe: Callianassa subterranea and Callianassa tyrrhena. Callianassa tyrrhena is larger in size, up to 67mm and is whitish in colour with pink or blue spots, sometimes greenish grey. Ingle (1997) reports Callianassa tyrrena to be a synonym of Callianassa subterranea. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward et al., 1996, Ingle, 1997, | ||
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