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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
75
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
41
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
41
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
5 Genera with 18 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 0Long-clawed freshwater prawns9SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19503SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
18 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium dolichodactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834
Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899Patsa River prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium scabriusculum
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) hilgendorfi (Coutière, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
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