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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
7 Genera with 14 Species
Leander E. Desmarest, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Leander hastatus
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898Estuarine prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii
Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898
Palaemon lengii
Palaemon lenzii (De Man, 1911)⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
2
2
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