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Checklist for Family Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 (Benthesicymid shrimps)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
47
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
46
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
4 Genera with 17 Species
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 19366SpeciesTaxom
Benthonectes Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19069SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
17 Species
Bentheogennema stephenseni Burkenroad, 1940
Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Benthesicymus brasiliensis Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus howensis Dall, 2001
Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899
Benthesicymus urinator Burkenroad, 1936
Benthonectes filipes Smith, 1885
Gennadas bouvieri Kemp, 1909Bristle nailwort
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas crassus Tirmizi, 1960
Gennadas gilchristi Calman, 1925
Gennadas incertus Balss, 1927Cylindrical Lioplax
Gennadas kempi Stebbing, 1914
Gennadas parvus Spence Bate, 1881
Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906

Subnodes of Benthesicymidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyGennadinae
Vereshchaka, Kulagin & Lunina, 2021
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Benthesicymidae at biodiversity.org.au
Benthesicymidae at gbif.org
Benthesicymidae at irmng.org
Benthesicymidae at itis.gov
Benthesicymidae at marinespecies.org