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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
27
130
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
30
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
28
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
28 Genera with 121 Species
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Aeger Münster, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Alcmonacaris Polz, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Anchistioides Paulson, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Arachnochium Wowor & Ng, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Balssia Kemp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18188SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1951Long-clawed freshwater prawns33SpeciesTaxom
Michaelimenes Okuno, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Micropsalis von Meyer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 181630SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18188SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1998anemone shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Phycomenes Bruce, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipedium Wowor & Ng, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Veleronia Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeger armatus Oppel, 1862
Aeger brodiei H. Woodward, 1888
Aeger elegans Münster, 1839
Aeger insignis Opel, 1962
Aeger laevis Blake, 1876
Aeger spinipes Desmarest, 1822
Aeger tipularius Schlotheim, 1822
Alcmonacaris winkleri Polz, 2009
Ancylomenes speciosus Okuno, 2004Speciosus Anemone Shrimp
Arachnochium kulsiense Jayachandran..., 2007
Arachnochium mirabile Kemp, 1917
Balssia gasti Balss, 1921Gorgonia Commensal Shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass shrimp
Cuapetes anacanthus Bruce, 1988
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes nilandensis Borradaile, 1915
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum panamense Faxon, 1893Barrel shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius depressus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860
Leander (Palaeander) elegans
Leander adspersus (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Leander fabricii
Leander longirostris (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leander rectirostris Czerniavsky, 1884
Leander serratus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium agwi Klotz, 2008
Macrobrachium assamense Tiwari, 1958
Macrobrachium assamense peninsulare Tiwari, 1958
Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004Golden River Prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium dayanum Henderson, 1893Kaira river prawn
Macrobrachium denticulatum Ostrovski, D..., 1996
Macrobrachium dienbienphuense Ðang & B.Y...., 1972Parading Shrimp
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933Prawn
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lanchesteri De Man, 1911Riceland prawn
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868Mountain river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersi (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium pilimanus De Man, 1879Muff prawn
Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893Volta River prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
Michaelimenes wirtzi d'Udekem d'Acoz, 1996Black Coral Shrimp
Micropsalis papyracea von Meyer, 1859
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemon carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon dolospina Walker & Poore, 2003
Palaemon edwardsii (Heller, 1863)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon fabricii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon intermedius (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860
Palaemon lacustris (von Martens, 1857)⇒ Palaemonetes antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon rathki Aurivillius, 1898
Palaemon rectirostris (Zaddack, 1944)⇒ Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon rudis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862
Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862Rock Shrimp
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon squilla (Leach, 1816)⇒ Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Palaemon suttkusi Smalley, 1964
Palaemon vagus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon varians (Leach, 1814)⇒ Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Palaemon vulgaris (Say, 1818)⇒ Ingolfiella longipes Stock, Sket ..., 1987
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936
Palaemonetes antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemonetes antrorum Benedict, 1896Balcones cave shrimp
Palaemonetes atrinubes (Bray, 1976)⇒ Palaemon atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemonetes exilipes (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Periclimenaeus ascidiarum Holthuis, 1951Caribbean ascidian shrimp
Periclimenaeus bredini Chace, 1972
Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum Balss, 1913
Periclimenaeus pearsei Schmitt, 1932Black sponge shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) platalea Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenes indicus Kemp, 1915
Periclimenes kallisto Bruce, 2008
Periclimenes sagittifer Norman, 1861Snakelocks Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Periclimenes terangeri Bruce, 1998
Phycomenes zostericola Bruce, 2008
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp
Tenuipedium palaemonoides Holthuis, 1950
Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844
Urocaridella vestigialis Chace & Bruce, 1993
Veleronia laevifrons Holthuis, 1951

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
9
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
14
26
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