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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
587
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
584
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
393
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
105
388
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
97
353
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
73
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
19
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
19
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
19 Genera with 41 Species
Anchistioides Paulson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Diapontonia Bruce, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1974Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaris Nobili, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
41 Species
Anchistioides antiguensis Schmitt, 1924
Ancylomenes pedersoni Chace, 1958Caribbean Anemone Shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Conchodytes monodactylus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Diapontonia maranulus Bruce, 1986
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963Circled Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum splendens Chace & Fuller, 1971
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium digueti Bouvier, 1895
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Onycocaris quadratophthalma Balss, 1921
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Periclimenaeus tridentatus Miers, 1884
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) iridescens Lebour, 1949Iridescent shrimp
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes digitalis Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes indicus Kemp, 1915
Periclimenes ingressicolumbi Berggren & S..., 1989
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes milleri Bruce, 1986
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Pontonia grayi Rathbun, 1901
Pontonia mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Caribbean pen shrimp
Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969Black urchin shrimp
Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860Longtail grass shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Bahamas
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
11
24
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