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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
154
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
66
217
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
66
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
7
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
7 Genera with 48 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1965Long-clawed freshwater prawns21SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 189917SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
48 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Leander affinis
Leander debilis
Leander gardineri (Borradaile, 1901)⇒ Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium glabrum Holthuis, 1995
Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium idea Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892Malayan scale prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium moorei Brues & Mela..., 1932
Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899Patsa River prawn
Macrobrachium petiti Roux, 1934
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium sundaicum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium therezieni Holthuis, 1965
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) ritsemae (De Man, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) dolichodactylus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) hildebrandti
Palaemon dispar (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Palaemon idae (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon lepedactylus
Palaemon longipes (Lockington, 1878)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon patsa (Coutière, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp


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