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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
110
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mombasa
12 Genera with 18 Species
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonia Fransen, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1904anemone shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
18 Species
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Dactylonia franseni Bruce, 2003
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum fasciolatum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Palaemonella maziwi Bruce, 2002
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus Rathbun, 1906
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Mombasa
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
7
11
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