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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
42
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
17
39
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
17
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
5 Genera with 22 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns13SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
22 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander indicus Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium idella Hilgendorf, 1898
Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868Mountain river prawn
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii H. Milne-Edw..., 1844Monsoon river prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium srilankense Costa, 1979
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) ritsemae (De Man, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) latimanus (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon grandimanus (Randall, 1840)⇒ Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840


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