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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
66
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
9
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Croix
3 Genera with 4 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
4 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn


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