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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 803904 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Cheramus 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 803039     Cheramus sp. MoV 5748 28 803041     Cheramus sp. MoV 5749 28 803038     Cheramus sp. MoV 5750 28 803040     Cheramus sp. MoV 5751 28 803042     Cheramus sp. MoV 5752 28 803037     Cheramus sp. MoV 5753 28 803043     Cheramus sp. MoV 5754 28 803044     Cheramus sp. MoV 5755

Taxon Notes:

This genus has been used as a "catch-all" taxon in the past, and the only species currently included in it is from the Caribbean. 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:f042c434-2e26-4810-881b-c516a22fc7ad 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