Decanet taxon details
Macropetasma africana (Balss, 1913)
240661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:240661)
accepted
Species
Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913) Balss, H. (1913). Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentral süd Afrika. Decapode Crustaceen. <em>Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 17: 105-110. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Macropetasma africana (Balss, 1913). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240661 on 2025-09-12
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(of Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913) Balss, H. (1913). Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentral süd Afrika. Decapode Crustaceen. <em>Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 17: 105-110. [details]
basis of record Charles H.J.M. Fransen (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Charles H.J.M. Fransen (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macropetasma africana)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Macropetasma africana)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Macropetasma africana)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macropetasma africana)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Macropetasma africana)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Macropetasma africana)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records)
To ITIS
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