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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Carteret County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
141
358
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
141
357
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
192
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
191
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
174
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
27
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Carteret County
8 Genera with 16 Species
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1815Long-clawed freshwater prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Neopontonides Holthuis, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1860anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18692SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Carteret County
16 Species
Gnathophyllum modestum Hay, 1917Spotted bumblebee shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium ohione Leach, 1815Ohio River shrimp
Neopontonides beaufortensis Borradaile, 1920Seawhip shrimp
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Periclimenaeus schmitti Holthuis, 1951Tortugas bigclaw
Periclimenaeus wilsoni Hay, 1917Clear sponge shrimp
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Pontonia domestica Gibbes, 1850Atlantic pen shrimp
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Carteret County
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
4
7
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