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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
97
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
6 Genera with 22 Species
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns11SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Leander tenuipes (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cortezi Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarrei H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Florida Baskettail
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium quelchi De Man, 1900
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon amazonicus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Palaemon brasiliensis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon schmitti (Holthius, 1950)⇒ Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
1
1
Genus
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