Palaemon kadiakensis (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) is a animal in the Palaemonidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Palaemon kadiakensis (M.J.Rathbun, 1902)

Palaemon kadiakensis (M.J.Rathbun, 1902)

Palaemon kadiakensis, the Mississippi grass shrimp, is a freshwater shrimp from the U.S. Mississippi River Basin.

Family
Genus
Palaemon
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Palaemon kadiakensis (M.J.Rathbun, 1902)

Palaemon kadiakensis, first described by M. J. Rathbun in 1902, is a species of freshwater shrimp commonly known as the Mississippi grass shrimp. It is native to the central United States, and is found specifically in the Mississippi River Basin.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Palaemon

More from Palaemonidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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