Praunus Explained

Praunus is a genus of mysid shrimp, comprising three species:^[1]

• Praunus flexuosus (Müller, 1776)
• Praunus inermis (Rathke, 1843)
• Praunus neglectus (G. O. Sars, 1869)

When originally named in 1814 by William Elford Leach, the genus contained P. flexuosus (the type species), and a second species, "P. integer", which is now known as Neomysis integer.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Jan Mees . 2011 . Praunus Leach, 1814 . NeMys . 119898 . February 9, 2012.
2. Book: Walter Medley Tattersall & Olive S. Tattersall . 1951 . The British Mysidacea . . Ray Society publications . 136 . 1.