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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
31
132
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
37
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
36
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
8
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
8 Genera with 56 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns23SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 183715SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 181810SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Troglocubanus Holthuis, 19635SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Brachycarpus savignyi (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897Red-algae shrimp
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus specimen
Macrobrachium cortezi Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium crybelum (Chace, 1975)⇒ Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium digueti Bouvier, 1895
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium faustinum faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium faustinum lucifugum Holthuis, 1974Aridland Tiger Beetle
Macrobrachium faustinus
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon faustinus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942Florida grass shrimp
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon octaviae Chace, 1972
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemon spinimanus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Palaemonetes calcis (Rathbun, 1912)⇒ Troglocubanus calcis Rathbun, 1912
Palaemonetes cubensis (Hay, 1903)⇒ Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871
Palaemonetes eigenmanni (Hay, 1903)⇒ Troglocubanus eigenmanni Hay, 1903
Palaemonetes gibarensis (Chace, 1943)⇒ Troglocubanus gibarensis Chace, 1943
Palaemonetes inermis (Chace, 1943)⇒ Troglocubanus inermis Chace, 1943
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes octaviae Chace, 1972
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Pseudopalaemon amazonensis Ramos-Porto, 1979
Troglocubanus calcis Rathbun, 1912
Troglocubanus eigenmanni Hay, 1903
Troglocubanus gibarensis Chace, 1943
Troglocubanus inermis Chace, 1943
Troglocubanus jamaicensis Holthuis, 1963Spreading pellitory


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