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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
638
1976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
636
1973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
237
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
87
234
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
208
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
39
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
11
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
11
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Europe
11 Genera with 28 Species
Ascidonia Fransen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Balssia Kemp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1835Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18168SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1904anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Europe
28 Species
Ascidonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864
Balssia gasti Balss, 1921Gorgonia Commensal Shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon anophthalmus Kollar, 1848
Palaemon antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonetes antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemonetes australis Dakin, 1915
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Periclimenes amethysteus Risso, 1827Amethyst Shrimp
Periclimenes sagittifer Norman, 1861Snakelocks Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Pontonia custos (Guérin, 1832)⇒ Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821
Pontonia flavomaculata (Heller, 1864)⇒ Ascidonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864
Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821Fan-shell Associated Shrimp
Pontonia tyrrhena Risso, 1816
Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Southeast Europe
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
5
11
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