Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 54
124
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 10
18
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
4
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Palaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps | 3
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Ghana
20 Species and 3 Subspecies | Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bigclaw river shrimp | | Macrobrachium chevalieri Roux, 1935 | | | Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835 | Bristled river shrimp | | Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893 | Volta River prawn | | Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879 | Blue lobster | | Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | Estuarine prawn | | Palaemon (Atya) gabonensis | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844 | Lake prawn | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925 | | | Palaemon jamaicensis burklatsii | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herklotsii (De Man, 1925) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii | | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) | ⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835 | | Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | | Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837 | Glass Prawn | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhoveni | | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 |
Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Ghana
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
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