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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Arthropoda (phylum)  »  Malacostraca (class)  »  Decapoda (order)  »  Callianassidae (family)

CAAB Code:	28 803902 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Callianassa spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) Family: 28 803 Callianassidae (ghost shrimps or marine yabbies) - show full list Common Name: [a ghost shrimp or marine yabby] Organism Type: a ghost shrimp or marine yabby Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 28 803921     Callianassidae Child Codes: 28 803031     Callianassa sp. MoV 4961 28 803032     Callianassa sp. MoV 4962 28 803033     Callianassa sp. MoV 4963 28 803034     Callianassa sp. MoV 4966 99 280321     Callianassa sp. 1

Taxon Notes:

This genus has been used as a "catch-all" taxon in the past, and most species currently included in it are predominantly Atlantic in distribution. Species from Australia and nearby regions previously placed here are now placed in other genera, and any taxa from this region placed in this genus need to be re-examined to determine their correct placement. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:

AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0b1980ba-2141-450c-aa77-28c23bea38a7 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Record source:	Sakai, K., 2011. Axoidea of the world and a reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida)., Crustaceana Monographs, Vol. 13: 1-616.
Scientific Name verified against:	Poore, G.C.B., Dworschak, P.C., Robles, R., Mantelatto, F.L., Felder, D.L., 2019. A new classification of Callianassidae and related families (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) derived from a molecular phylogeny with morphological support., Memoirs of Museum Victoria, Vol. 78: 73-146. . doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2019.78.05 doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2019.78.05