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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
65
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
25
43
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
25
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
25 Genera with 43 Species
#ACDEGHILMOPTZ
Anchistus Borradaile, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cristimenes Ďuriš & Hork..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dasella Lebour, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamopontonia Bruce, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns6SpeciesTaxom
Metapontonia Bruce, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ocaste1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1826anemone shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontonia Bruce, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
43 Species
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Cristimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915Commensal Crinoid Shrimp
Dasella herdmaniae Lebour, 1938
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970Flower Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium petersii Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967Pale Coral Shrimp
Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon mossambicus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes delagoae Barnard, 1958
Periclimenes demani Kemp, 1915
Periclimenes nomadophila Berggren, 1994
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Pontonia stylirostris (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Rostronia stylirostris Holthuis, 1952
Pseudopontonia minuta Baker, 1907Smooth Prawn
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Tuleariocaris sarec Berggren, 1994
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
19
29
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