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Palaemon (Prawn) is a...

Palaemon (Prawn) is a

A

Insect

B

Crustacean

C

Soft shelled mollusc

D

Fish

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B
Palaeomon (Prawn) is a crustacean class of phylum arthropoda. The body is divisible into cephalothoraxes and abdomen and respiration through gills.
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