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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
301
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
275
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
67
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
12 Genera with 27 Species
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1758Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18167SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Phycomenes Bruce, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
27 Species
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Dasycaris symbiotes Kemp, 1922
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon tenuicornis (Say, 1818)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon vulgaris (Say, 1818)⇒ Ingolfiella longipes Stock, Sket ..., 1987
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes hongkongensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Phycomenes zostericola Bruce, 2008

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
8
15
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