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SEMINAR

PENAEUS INDICUS (PRAWN) - MORPHOLOGY


PENAEUS INDICUS

 Penaeus is the marine prawn ,widely distributed in tropical


and temperate seas.
 The segmented body of prawn has 2 regions , cephalothorax
and abdomen.
 Cephalothorax is formed by the fusion of thirteen segments,
namely five cephalic and eight thoracic.
 Abdominal region has segments and no terminal conical
process , called telson.
Lateral view of a fresh –water prawn
 The body of prawn is elongated , hemispherical and slightly tapering at the
posterior end.

 The fresh specimen is slightly bluish in colour.

 The whole body of prawn is covered by a segmented cuticular


exoskeleton ,secreted by the underlying epidermis.

 It is formed of chitin and protein.

 Exoskeleton protects the body and provides provisions for the attachment of
muscles.

 It also give some internal support through its unfoldings,called apodemes.

 Apodemes not only increase the area for the attachment of muscles but also
protect soft internal organs.
APPENDAGES

Exoskeletal covering is segmented, and its


segments are called sclerites.
Each body segment bears a pair of
appendages on its ventral side.
Thus there is 19 pairs of appendages ; five
pair of cephalic , eight pairs of thoracic and six
pairs of abdominal.
CEPHALIC APPENDAGES
 Cephalic appendages are five pairs in number.
 They include the paired
antennules,antennae,mandibles,first maxillae and
second maxillae.
 Antennules and antennae are tactile
structures,mandibles are masticatory structures
used to cutting the food into pieces, and the first and
second maxillae serves as feeding food.
Cephalic appendages
THORACIC APPENDAGES

 Thoracic appendages are eight pairs in number.


 It includes first ,second and third maxillipede and
five walking legs.
 In these first three walking legs are cheliped and the
other two are non – cheliped.
Thoracic appendages
ABDOMINAL APPENDAGES

 Abdominal appendages are six pairs in number.


 They are used for swimming and hence called
pleopods.
 The last pair o pleopods are called uropods.
 The first pleopod is different in two sexes.
Abdominal appendages

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