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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
25
168
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
80
275
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
80
275
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 46 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1892Long-clawed freshwater prawns24SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 186515SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
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 dayanum Henderson, 1893Kaira river prawn
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933Prawn
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium horstii De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana 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 lorentzi Roux, 1921
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium placidulum 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
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 affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon euryrhynchus (Ortmann, 1891)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon idae mammillodactylus (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Palaemon ivonicus Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon lanceifrons (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium lanceifrons Dana, 1852
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon ruber (Hess, 1865)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
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