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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
95
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
17
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Townsville
6 Genera with 11 Species
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1951Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathia Borradaile, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
11 Species
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes venustus Bruce, 1989Graceful anemone shrimp
Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004Golden River Prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae De Man, 1908New Holland River Prawn
Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952Hydroid Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
2
3
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