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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
34
242
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
90
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
86
396
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
8
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 136 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 181812SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1949Long-clawed freshwater prawns53SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 181662SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 07SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19504SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
136 Species and 7 Subspecies
Brachycarpus advena (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Leander affinis
Leander debilis
Leander edwardsi f. intermedi..., 1884
Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leander gardineri (Borradaile, 1901)⇒ Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852
Leander hastatus
Leander maculatus (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander serratus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium chevalieri Roux, 1935
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium dolichodactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Macrobrachium ferreirai Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium gangeticum Spence Bate, 1868
Macrobrachium glabrum Holthuis, 1995
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium hobbsi Villalobos H..., 1990
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium idea Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium idella Hilgendorf, 1898
Macrobrachium idella idella Hilgendorf, 1898
Macrobrachium kumba
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892Malayan scale prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium lujae De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium moorei Brues & Mela..., 1932
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899Patsa River prawn
Macrobrachium petersii Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium petiti Roux, 1934
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
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 scabriusculum
Macrobrachium scorteccii Maccagno, 1961
Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium sundaicum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium therezieni Holthuis, 1965
Macrobrachium thysi Powell, 1980
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898Estuarine prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Palaemon (Atya) gabonensis
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) bollaudii
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844Lake prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) ritsemae (De Man, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sollaudii De Man, 1912
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sundaicus (De Man, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon longirostris garciacidi Zariquiey-Al..., 1968
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) hilgendorfi (Coutière, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon jamaicensis burklatsii
Palaemon jamaicensis herblotsii
Palaemon jamaicensis herklotsii (De Man, 1925)⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovennii
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) dolichodactylus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) hildebrandti
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhoveni
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon africanus Kingsley, 1883
Palaemon capensis De Man, 1897
Palaemon dispar (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon dux (Lenz, 1910)⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910
Palaemon garciacidi (Zariquiey Al..., 1968)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Palaemon idae (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon idea
Palaemon lengii
Palaemon lenzii (De Man, 1911)⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910
Palaemon lepedactylus
Palaemon litoreus McCulloch, 1909Shore Prawn
Palaemon longipes (Lockington, 1878)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemon migratorius Heller, 1862
Palaemon moorei Calman, 1899
Palaemon mossambicus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862
Palaemon niloticus Roux, 1833
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon patsa (Coutière, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899
Palaemon peringueyi Stebbing, 1915
Palaemon powelli Ashelby & De..., 2009
Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862Rock Shrimp
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon varians (Leach, 1814)⇒ Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916
Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes niloticus
Palaemonetes punicus (Sollaud, 1923)⇒ Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes trispinosus (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Palaemonetes variens
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp


Links, sources and further information
Palaemoninae at dyntaxa.se
Palaemoninae at gbif.org
Palaemoninae at marinespecies.org