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CAAB Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Malacostraca (class) » Decapoda (order) » Scyllaridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 28 821903 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Thenus spp. |
CAAB category: | 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) | Distribution map: |
Family: | Scyllaridae (shovel-nosed and slipper lobsters) - show full list | |
Common Name: | Moreton Bay Bugs | |
Common Names List: | Moreton Bay bugs | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Parent Codes: |
28 821000
Scyllaridae - undifferentiated | |
Child Codes: |
28 821008
Thenus australiensis 28 821007 Thenus parindicus | |
Organism Type: | a shovel-nosed or slipper lobster |
Taxon Notes: | This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 700005 (FISHLIST 700005). | ||||
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Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |