Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 12
26
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
7
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Palaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps | 5
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 26 Species
Species list for Nigeria
26 Species and 2 Subspecies | Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863) | ⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818 | Brown glass shrimp | | Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bigclaw river shrimp | | Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | Congo River prawn | | Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852 | Rough river prawn | | Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834 | | | Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893 | Volta River prawn | | Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879 | Blue lobster | | Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | Estuarine prawn | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Delta Prawn | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925 | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herblotsii | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herklotsii (De Man, 1925) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | 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 | | Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892 | Zaire prawn | | Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009 | | | Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916 | |
Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Nigeria
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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