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


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		471
2820
10434		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		183
1277
5217		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps		29
201
1095		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
62
241		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps		62
241		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
11
86		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
11 Genera with 86 Species
Bechleja Houša, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1892Long-clawed freshwater prawns32SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 181625SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 181815SpeciesTaxom
Troglocubanus Holthuis, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19504SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
86 Species
Bechleja rostrata Feldmann, 1981
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Brachycarpus crosnieri Bruce, 1998
Exopalaemon carinicauda Holthuis, 1950Ridgetail prawn
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
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 acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
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 esculentum Thallwitz, 1891Sweet river prawn
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
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 lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
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 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 vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium weberi De Man, 1892
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon abbotii White, 1847
Palaemon acutirostris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840
Palaemon africanus Kingsley, 1883
Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942Florida grass shrimp
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon mundusnovus De Grave & A..., 2013
Palaemon natator (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon ohionis (Smith, 1874)⇒ Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon pandaloides (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Bathypalaemonella pandaloides Rathbun, 1906
Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862Rock Shrimp
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon suttkusi Smalley, 1964
Palaemon tenuicornis (Say, 1818)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon vulgaris (Say, 1818)⇒ Ingolfiella longipes Stock, Sket ..., 1987
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
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 holthuisi (Strenth, 1976)⇒ Calathaemon holthuisi Strenth, 1976
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes paludosa
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes punicus (Sollaud, 1923)⇒ Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes texanus Strenth, 1976Texas river shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Troglocubanus eigenmanni Hay, 1903
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp


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