A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the pandalid shrimp. They are protandric hermaphrodites and can breed in both male and female stages. Many species are commercially harvested in the Pacific Northwest.

Annotation

note entry term PANDALID SHRIMP: several other shrimp termsare available; check text and MeSH; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE

DUI

D033542 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0403133

Previous indexing

Crustacea (1967-2002)

History note

2003

Public note

2003