''Metacrangon'' is a genus of
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
belonging to the family
Crangonidae
Crangonidae is a family of shrimp, of the superfamily Crangonoidea, including the commercially important species ''Crangon crangon''. Its type genus is '' Crangon''.
Twenty-four genera are included in the family:
*'' Aegaeon'' Agassiz, 1846
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
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Metacrangon acclivis
''Metacrangon'' is a genus of shrimp belonging to the family Crangonidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world i ...
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Metacrangon agassizii
''Metacrangon'' is a genus of shrimp belonging to the family Crangonidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Metacrangon acclivis
''Metacrangon'' is a genus of shrimp belonging to the family Crangonidae.
The gen ...
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Metacrangon asiaticus
''Metacrangon'' is a genus of shrimp belonging to the family Crangonidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Metacrangon acclivis''
*''Metacrangon agassizii
''Metacrangon'' is a genus of shrimp belonging to the ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4479623
Decapod genera
Crangonidae