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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
154
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
66
217
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
66
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
66 Genera with 217 Species
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVZ
Actinimenes Ďuriš & Ivon..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Allopontonia Bruce, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Anapontonia Bruce, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Anchistioides Paulson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Anisomenaeus Bruce, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonia Fransen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Eupontonia Bruce, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Exopontonia Bruce, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Fennera Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactyloides Fujino, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1965Long-clawed freshwater prawns21SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mesopontonia Bruce, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metapontonia Bruce, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoanchistus Bruce, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaridella Bruce, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaris Nobili, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 189917SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Paranchistus Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Paratypton Balss, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 196910SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1990anemone shrimps49SpeciesTaxom
Pericliminoides Bruce, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Platycaris Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Platypontonia Bruce, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Pliopontonia Bruce, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Propontonia Bruce, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Sandimenes Li, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19672SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
217 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actinimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922Anemone Shrimp
Anapontonia denticauda Bruce, 1966Armored Marstonia
Anchistioides antiguensis Schmitt, 1924
Anchistioides willeyi Borradaile, 1900
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922
Anchistus gravieri Kemp, 1922
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes australis Bruce, 2013
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes tosaensis Kubo, 1951Tosa Anemone Shrimp
Anisomenaeus spinimanus Bruce, 1969
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Conchodytes biunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes monodactylus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Conchodytes pteriae Fransen, 1994
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris brevirostris Borradaile, 1898
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris grannieus
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris venusta Kemp, 1922
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes darwiniensis Bruce, 1987
Cuapetes demani Kemp, 1915
Cuapetes elegans Paul´son, 1875
Cuapetes ensifrons Dana, 1852
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes lacertae Bruce, 1992
Cuapetes nilandensis Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dactylonia anachoreta Kemp, 1922
Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Eupontonia noctalbata Bruce, 1971
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Exoclimenella sudanensis Duriš & Bruce, 1995
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Exopontonia malleatrix Bruce, 1988
Fennera chacei Holthuis, 1951Hop
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamodactyloides incompletus Holthuis, 1958
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis spinigera Ortmann, 1890Shrimp caridean
Harpilius consobrinus De Man, 1902
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Jocaste platysoma Fransen, 1994
Kemponia grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Kemponia seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915Crinoid Shrimp
Leander affinis
Leander debilis
Leander gardineri (Borradaile, 1901)⇒ Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium glabrum Holthuis, 1995
Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium idea Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892Malayan scale prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium moorei Brues & Mela..., 1932
Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899Patsa River prawn
Macrobrachium petiti Roux, 1934
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium sundaicum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium therezieni Holthuis, 1965
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Mesopontonia brevicarpus Li & Bruce, 2006
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967Pale Coral Shrimp
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Neoanchistus cardiodytes Bruce, 1975
Odontonia seychellensis Fransen, 2002
Odontonia sibogae Bruce, 1972
Onycocaridella monodoa Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris aualitica Nobili, 1904
Onycocaris furculata Bruce, 1979
Onycocaris seychellensis Bruce, 1971
Onycocaris trullata Bruce, 1978
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) ritsemae (De Man, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) dolichodactylus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) hildebrandti
Palaemon dispar (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Palaemon idae (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon lepedactylus
Palaemon longipes (Lockington, 1878)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon patsa (Coutière, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899
Palaemonella crosnieri Bruce, 1978
Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922
Palaemonella philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984Bubble Coral Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Paranchistus ornatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Paratypton siebenrocki Balss, 1914
Periclimenaeus bermudensis Armstrong, 1940Bermuda sponge shrimp
Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum Balss, 1913
Periclimenaeus hecate Nobili, 1904
Periclimenaeus lobiferus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenaeus manihinei Bruce, 1976
Periclimenaeus nobilii Bruce, 1975
Periclimenaeus orbitocarinatus Fransen, 2006
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus Rathbun, 1906
Periclimenaeus spinimanus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes petitthouarsi spinifera (De Man, 1902)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) spiniferus (Borradaile, 1917)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenes (Corniger) ceratophthalmus (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes (Harpilius) yaldwyni Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) batei (Borradaile, 1917)⇒ Periclimenes yaldwyni Holthuis, 1959
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes albolineatus Bruce & Coombes, 1997
Periclimenes alcocki Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes antonbruunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Periclimenes brucei Duriš, 1990
Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes difficilis Bruce, 1976
Periclimenes ensifrons (Dana, 1852)⇒ Cuapetes ensifrons Dana, 1852
Periclimenes galene (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenes gonioporae Bruce, 1989
Periclimenes granulimanus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes involens Bruce, 1996
Periclimenes kempi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes lepidus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes mahei Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes pandionis Holthuis, 1951Hop
Periclimenes perlucidus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes perturbans Bruce, 1978
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902)⇒ Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes rex Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Periclimenes toloensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes uniunguiculatus Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes watamuae Bruce, 1976
Periclimenes zanzibaricus Bruce, 1967
Periclimenes zevinae Duriš, 1990
Pericliminoides odontodactylus Fujino and M..., 1968
Philarius albimaculatus Marin & Anker, 2011
Philarius gerlachei Nobili, 1905
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Platypontonia brevirostris Miers, 1884
Platypontonia hyotis Hipeau-Jacqu..., 1971
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973Disc Anemone Shrimp
Pontonia anachoreta Kemp, 1922
Pontonia brevirostris (Miers, 1884)⇒ Platypontonia brevirostris Miers, 1884
Pontonia sibogae (Bruce, 1972)⇒ Odontonia sibogae Bruce, 1972
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides loloata Bruce, 2005Wire Coral Shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Propontonia pellucida Bruce, 1969
Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952Hydroid Shrimp
Sandimenes hirsutus Bruce, 1971Hairy Urchin Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Tuleariocaris holthuisi Hipeau-Jacqu..., 1965Holthuis urchin shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Typton wasini Bruce, 1977
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Vir orientalis Dana, 1852
Zenopontonia noverca Kemp, 1922Rounded Sea Star Shrimp
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
7
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
54
163
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