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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
225
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
225
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
150
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
30
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
10
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
9 Genera with 30 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1948Long-clawed freshwater prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
30 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon amazonicus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Palaemon appuni (von Martens, 1869)⇒ Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon brasiliensis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Palaemon jelskii (Miers, 1877)⇒ Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877
Palaemon nattereri (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemon schmitti (Holthius, 1950)⇒ Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) iridescens Lebour, 1949Iridescent shrimp
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes pandionis Holthuis, 1951Hop
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes perryae Chace, 1942Basketstar shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Rapipontonia platalea Holthuis, 1951Gorgonian Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
2
8
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