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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
79
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
22
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
21
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
21 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCGLMNPTU
Anchistioides Paulson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Beurlenia Martins-Neto..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Lipkebe Chace, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1948Long-clawed freshwater prawns29SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Neopontonides Holthuis, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 201427SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Palemon Dumeril, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1969anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anchistioides antiguensis Schmitt, 1924
Beurlenia araripensis Martins-Neto..., 1991
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Cryphiops (Bithynops) brasiliensis Gomes Corrêa, 1973
Cryphiops (Bithynops) luscus Holthuis, 1973
Cryphiops (Bithynops) villalobosi Villalobos H..., 1989
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963Circled Bumblebee Shrimp
Leander brasiliensis (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Palaemonetes argentinus Nobili, 1901
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897Red-algae shrimp
Leander pernambucensis
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Lipkebe holthuisi Chace, 1969Wellington shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium borellii Nobili, 1896
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium denticulatum Ostrovski, D..., 1996
Macrobrachium depressimanum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium ferreirai Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium holthuisi Genofre & Lo..., 1978
Macrobrachium iheringi Ortmann, 1897
Macrobrachium inpa Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei Latreille, 1829Kuncho river prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarrei H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Florida Baskettail
Macrobrachium manningi Pereira & Lasso, 2007
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium olfersi (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium petronioi Melo, Lobão ..., 1986
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium potiuna Müller, 1880
Macrobrachium quelchi De Man, 1900
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Neopontonides brucei Fransen & de..., 2009
Neopontonides dentiger Holthuis, 1951Hop
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon amazonicus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Palaemon appuni (von Martens, 1869)⇒ Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon argentinus Nobili, 1901
Palaemon brachylabis (M. J. Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898
Palaemon brasiliensis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon ensiculus (Smith, 1869)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Palaemon forceps H.Milne-Edwards, 1837
Palaemon idea
Palaemon ivonicus Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon lamarrei (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarrei H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Palaemon latreillei White, 1847
Palaemon mercedae Pereira, 1986
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon paivai Fausto Filho, 1967
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemon potiuna Müller, 1880
Palaemon schmitti (Holthius, 1950)⇒ Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon spinimanus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Palaemon swainsonii (White, 1847)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon yuna Carvalho, Ma..., 2014
Palaemonella americana Kingsley, 1878American Palaemonella
Palaemonetes argentinus Nobili, 1901
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemonetes ivonicus Holthuis, 1950
Palaemonetes mercedae Pereira S., 1986
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Palemon forceps (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Periclimenaeus bermudensis Armstrong, 1940Bermuda sponge shrimp
Periclimenaeus brucei Cardoso & Young, 2007
Periclimenaeus caraibicus Holthuis, 1951Clustered pellitory
Periclimenaeus crosnieri Cardoso & Young, 2007
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes guarapari De Grave, 2008
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes paivai Chace, 1969
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Caribbean pen shrimp
Pseudopalaemon amazonensis Ramos-Porto, 1979
Pseudopalaemon bouvieri Sollaud, 1911
Pseudopalaemon chryseus Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Pseudopalaemon gouldingi Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Pseudopalaemon nigramnis Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Typton fapespae Almeida, Ank..., 2014
Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860Longtail grass shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
9
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
9
17
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