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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
152
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
150
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
139
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
39
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
12 Genera with 15 Species
Balssia Kemp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylleptum d´Udekem d´A..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1935Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Michaelimenes Okuno, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
15 Species
Balssia gasti Balss, 1921Gorgonia Commensal Shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Gnathophylleptum tellei d´Udekem d´A..., 2001Red Wasp Shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum panamense Faxon, 1893Barrel shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium chevalieri Roux, 1935
Michaelimenes wirtzi d'Udekem d'Acoz, 1996Black Coral Shrimp
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemonella asymmetrica Holthuis, 1951Asymmetric shrimp
Periclimenes sagittifer Norman, 1861Snakelocks Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821Fan-shell Associated Shrimp
Typton serratus Holthuis, 1951Hop

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaemonidae at artfakta.se
Palaemonidae at biodiversity.org.au
Palaemonidae at dyntaxa.se
Palaemonidae at gbif.org
Palaemonidae at irmng.org
Palaemonidae at itis.gov
Palaemonidae at marinespecies.org