| General information |
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Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 |
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| Common name | Pacific white shrimp, Gaint mud crab |
| Valid name |
Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) |
| Synonyms |
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| 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/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Nayarit, Mexico |
| Source of chromosomes |
Eggs |
| Number of specimens with sex |
30 (06 males) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
88 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+l0sm+68st+6t |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
0.8 to 7.9 |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not detected |
| Reference |
Ramos RC (1997). Chromosome studies on the marine shrimps Penaeus vannamei and P. Californiensis (Decapoda). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 17(4): 666-673. |
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