Penaeus setiferus ';
General information
 
Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 
 
Common nameWhite shrimp, Gray shrimp, Lake shrimp, Green shrimp, Green-tailed shrimp,
Valid name Litopenaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Cancer setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca; Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Dendrobranchiata; Penaeoidea; Penaeidae.
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, Cape Lookout and Cape Fear, North Carolina, Southeastern United States
Source of chromosomes
Testicular lobes
Number of specimens with sex
03 Male
Diploid chromosome number
45
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not detected
Reference(s)
Chow S, Dougherty WJ, Sandifer PA (1990). Meiotic chromosome complements and nuclear DNA contents of four species of shrimps of the genus Penaeus. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 10(1): 29-36.