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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
61
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
33
47
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
33
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
33 Genera with 47 Species
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Anchistus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaris Nobili, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1904anemone shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
47 Species
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Anemone partner shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952Plate-Organ Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Exoclimenella denticulata Nobili, 1906
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Kemponia andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes cristimanus Bruce, 1965
Periclimenes longicarpus (Bruce and Sv..., 1983)⇒ Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
28
37
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