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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
196
1437
6560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
193
1424
6480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1355
6188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
33
228
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
73
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
72
336
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
15
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
15 Genera with 146 Species
Bechleja Houša, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Creaseria Holthuis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1892Long-clawed freshwater prawns49SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Neopalaemon Hobbs, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 181646SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 181822SpeciesTaxom
Troglocubanus Holthuis, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Troglomexicanus Villalobos, ..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
146 Species
Bechleja rostrata Feldmann, 1981
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Brachycarpus crosnieri Bruce, 1998
Brachycarpus savignyi (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846
Creaseria morleyi Creaser, 1936
Cryphiops (Bithynops) luscus Holthuis, 1973
Cryphiops (Bithynops) perspicax Holthuis, 1977
Cryphiops (Bithynops) villalobosi Villalobos H..., 1989
Exopalaemon carinicauda Holthuis, 1950Ridgetail prawn
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Exopalaemon styliferus H. Milne Edw..., 1840Roshma prawn
Leander affini
Leander affinis
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897Red-algae shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leandrites cyrtorhynchus (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Macrobrachium acanthochirus Villalobos F., 1967
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium acherontium Holthuis, 1977
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004Golden River Prawn
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium bariense De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cosolapaense Mejía-Ortíz ..., 2011
Macrobrachium digueti Bouvier, 1895
Macrobrachium esculentum Thallwitz, 1891Sweet river prawn
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium fluviale Streets, 1871
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium hobbsi Villalobos H..., 1990
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lanceifrons Dana, 1852Philippine river prawn
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium michoacanus Villalobos H..., 1990
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium occidentale Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium ohione Leach, 1815Ohio River shrimp
Macrobrachium olfersi (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium potiuna Müller, 1880
Macrobrachium rathbunae Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium rosenbergi⇒ Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium tenellum Smith, 1871Longarm river prawn
Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium totonacum Mejía, Alvar..., 2003
Macrobrachium tuxtlaense Villalobos &..., 1999
Macrobrachium vicconi Román, Orteg..., 2000
Macrobrachium villalobosi H.H.Jr. Hobbs, 1973
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium weberi De Man, 1892
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Neopalaemon nahuatlus H.H.Jr. Hobbs, 1973
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) modestus De Man, 1892Siberian prawn
Palaemon abbotii White, 1847
Palaemon acutirostris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon africanus Kingsley, 1883
Palaemon antrorum J.E.Benedict, 1896Balcones cave shrimp
Palaemon carinicauda (Holthuis, 1950)⇒ Exopalaemon carinicauda Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon cummingi Chace, 1954Florida cave shrimp
Palaemon dasydactylus (Streets, 1871)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon digueti Bouvier, 1895
Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942Florida grass shrimp
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon hiltoni Schmitt, 1921Hilton shrimp
Palaemon hobbsi Strenth, 1994
Palaemon kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemon lindsayi Villalobos F..., 1974
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon morleyi Creaser, 1936
Palaemon mundusnovus De Grave & A..., 2013
Palaemon natator (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon octaviae Chace, 1972
Palaemon ohionis (Smith, 1874)⇒ Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemon pandaloides (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Bathypalaemonella pandaloides Rathbun, 1906
Palaemon pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade Grass Shrimp
Palaemon rosalesi Rodríguez de..., 1965
Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862Rock Shrimp
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon suttkusi Smalley, 1964
Palaemon tenuicornis (Say, 1818)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon texanus Strenth, 1976Texas river shrimp
Palaemon vulgaris (Say, 1818)⇒ Ingolfiella longipes Stock, Sket ..., 1987
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) granulosus Rodríguez de..., 1965
Palaemonetes antrorum Benedict, 1896Balcones cave shrimp
Palaemonetes carolinus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Ingolfiella longipes Stock, Sket ..., 1987
Palaemonetes cummingi Chace, 1954Florida cave shrimp
Palaemonetes exilipes (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850
Palaemonetes hiltoni Schmitt, 1921Hilton shrimp
Palaemonetes hobbsi Strenth, 1994
Palaemonetes holthuisi (Strenth, 1976)⇒ Calathaemon holthuisi Strenth, 1976
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemonetes lindsayi Villalobos F..., 1974
Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes mexicanus Strenth, 1976
Palaemonetes octaviae Chace, 1972
Palaemonetes paludosa
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes punicus (Sollaud, 1923)⇒ Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Palaemonetes suttkusi Smalley, 1964
Palaemonetes texanus Strenth, 1976Texas river shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Troglocubanus eigenmanni Hay, 1903
Troglocubanus perezfarfantae Villalobos F..., 1971
Troglomexicanus huastecae Villalobos, ..., 1999
Troglomexicanus perezfarfanteae Villalobos F..., 1971
Troglomexicanus tamaulipasensis Villalobos, ..., 1999
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella gracilis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp


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