Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Palaemonetes vulgaris | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Infraorder Caridea Rank Species | |
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Similar Palaemonetes, Palaemonetes pugio, Crangon septemspinosa, Uca pugilator, Pagurus longicarpus | ||
Palaemonetes vulgaris, variously known as the common American prawn, common grass shrimp, marsh grass shrimp or marsh shrimp, is a common species of shrimp in the western Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Adults grow to less than 5 cm (2.0 in) long, and are transparent except for some orange pigmentation on the eyestalks.
Palaemonetes vulgaris common shore shrimp
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