The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Decapoda

(Crayfish, Shrimp, Crabs)

PALAEMONIDAE

Palaemonetes pugio Holthius

Daggerblade Grass Shrimp

 

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Synonyms: 

Also Reported As:
                   Palaemonetes pugis
                                            (Wiersema et al. 1976)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1957 Simmons

1966 Wood
1967 Cooper
1967 Wood

1970 Heffernan
1971 Conte & Parker
1971 Mackin
1971 Parmer Hopkins Hann
1972 Schmidt
1974 Strawn et al.

1975 Jones
1975 Moffett
1976 Holt
1976 Wiersema et al.
1977 Johnson RB
1977 Margraff
1978 Eidman
[1978 Pennak]

1980 Wern
1989 Monaco et al.

2002 Hogan

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-a euryhaline species (Gosner 1971); in waters with wide range of salinities and temperatures (Conte & Parker 1971); common at salinities from 0.5 - 30 ppt (Moffett 1975); few taken in freshwaters (Wood 1966); its abundance decreases with decreasing salinity (Wood 1967)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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