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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
56
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
16
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
16
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
4 Genera with 27 Species
Macrobrachium Bate, 1871Long-clawed freshwater prawns17SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
27 Species
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium depressimanum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium digueti Bouvier, 1895
Macrobrachium gallus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium inca Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei Latreille, 1829Kuncho river prawn
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium potiuna Müller, 1880
Macrobrachium rathbunae Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium tenellum Smith, 1871Longarm river prawn
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon gladiator Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Palaemon hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Palaemon lusca
Palaemon potiuna Müller, 1880
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935


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