WoRMS name details
Palaemon carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
220153 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220153)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cancer carcinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Does not occur in the Western Indian Ocean but often misidentified as Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)
Description Does not occur in the Western Indian Ocean but often misidentified as Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Palaemon carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220153 on 2026-05-26
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Nomenclature
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(of Cancer carcinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [details]
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Description Does not occur in the Western Indian Ocean but often misidentified as Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) [details]
