Genus Crangon (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Crangonidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Crangon is the type genus of the family Crangonidae, comprising various species of crangonid shrimps.
- Crangon is a genus of shrimps in the family Crangonidae, commonly known as the crangonid shrimps or North Sea shrimps.
- Species within the genus Crangon are often found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic and the North Sea.
- The genus Crangon serves as the type genus for the family Crangonidae, a group of caridean shrimps.
- In the context of taxonomy, the genus Crangon plays a significant role as the type genus of the family Crangonidae.