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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
223
783
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
222
781
1579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
479
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
81
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
23
52
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
23
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
5 Genera with 23 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns10SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
23 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
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 carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon octaviae Chace, 1972
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes octaviae Chace, 1972


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