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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
31
251
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
105
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
104
452
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
9
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
9 Genera with 85 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Kakaducaris Bruce, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Leptopalaemon Bruce & Short, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 2015Long-clawed freshwater prawns51SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 186023SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19504SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
85 Species and 11 Subspecies
Kakaducaris glabra (Bruce, 1993)⇒ Leptopalaemon glabrus Bruce, 1993
Leander intermedius (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon intermedium Stimpson, 1860
Leander litoreus (McCulloch, 1909)⇒ Palaemon litoreus McCulloch, 1909
Leander manningi Bruce, 2002
Leander serenus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862
Leander seronus
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leandrites celebensis De Man, 1881
Leandrites deschampsi Nobili, 1903
Leandrites indicus Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Leandrites stenopus Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Leptopalaemon gagadjui Bruce & Short, 1993Common Kakadu-shrimp
Leptopalaemon gibbosus Short, Humph..., 2013Humped Kakadu-shrimp
Leptopalaemon glabrus Bruce, 1993Smooth Kakadu-shrimp
Leptopalaemon gudjangah Short, Humph..., 2013Gudjangah Shrimp
Leptopalaemon magelensis Short, Humph..., 2013Magela Shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium adscitum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium adscitum adscitum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium atactum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium atactum atactum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium atactum ischnomorphum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium atactum sobrinum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004Golden River Prawn
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium australiense australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium australiense crassum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium australiense cristatum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium australiense eupharum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium bariense De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium bullatum Fincham, 1987Prawn
Macrobrachium caledonicum Roux, 1926New Caledonia river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium danae Heller, 1865
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium glypticum (Riek, 1951)⇒ Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933Prawn
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium koombooloomba Short, 2004Koombooloomba Prawn
Macrobrachium lanceifrons Dana, 1852Philippine river prawn
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium lorentzi Roux, 1921
Macrobrachium lujae De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium microps Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium minutum Roux, 1917
Macrobrachium natulorum Becher, 1882
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae De Man, 1908New Holland River Prawn
Macrobrachium oenone Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium petersii Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rosenbergii dacqueti (Sunier, 1925)⇒ Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Macrobrachium rosenbergii rosenbergii De Man, 1879Common Baskettail
Macrobrachium spinipes Schenkel, 1902Giant River Prawn
Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium weberi De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium xmas Fujita, Davi..., 2015
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) novaehollandiae De Man, 1908
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844Lake prawn
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemon australis (Dakin, 1915)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon danae (Heller, 1865)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon dolospina Walker & Poore, 2003
Palaemon dolospinus Walker & Poore, 2003
Palaemon intermedium (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860
Palaemon intermedius (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860
Palaemon litoreus McCulloch, 1909Shore Prawn
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862Rock Shrimp
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemonetes atrinubes (Bray, 1976)⇒ Palaemon atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemonetes australis Dakin, 1915
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella gracilis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp


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