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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
219
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
218
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
205
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
47
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
10 Genera with 20 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tectopontonia Bruce, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
20 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander hastatus
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Macrobrachium lujae De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium moorei Brues & Mela..., 1932
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898Estuarine prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sundaicus (De Man, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon dux (Lenz, 1910)⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910
Palaemon moorei Calman, 1899
Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenaeus trispinosus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821Fan-shell Associated Shrimp
Tectopontonia maziwiae Bruce, 1973

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
5
5
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