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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
232
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
101
402
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
101
402
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
9
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 69 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1892Long-clawed freshwater prawns32SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 186521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Brachycarpus crosnieri Bruce, 1998
Leander debilis
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium aemulum Nobili, 1906Noumea river prawn
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium bariense De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium caledonicum Roux, 1926New Caledonia river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium dayanum Henderson, 1893Kaira river prawn
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933Prawn
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium horstii De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium lanceifrons Dana, 1852Philippine river prawn
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868Mountain river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892Malayan scale prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium leptodactylus De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium lorentzi Roux, 1921
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium microps Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium placidum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium spinipes Schenkel, 1902Giant River Prawn
Macrobrachium weberi De Man, 1892
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) weberi De Man, 1892
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) latimanus (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) placidulus De Man, 1892
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) aemulus (Nobili, 1906)⇒ Macrobrachium aemulum Nobili, 1906
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemon dispar (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon euryrhynchus (Ortmann, 1891)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942Florida grass shrimp
Palaemon idae mammillodactylus (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Palaemon ivonicus Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon lanceifrons (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium lanceifrons Dana, 1852
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon ruber (Hess, 1865)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemonetes atrinubes (Bray, 1976)⇒ Palaemon atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella degravei Prakash & Baeza, 2018Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp


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