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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
511
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
172
510
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
343
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
341
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
317
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
59
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
20
39
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
20
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
6 Genera with 17 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus specimen
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon faustinus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemon spinimanus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn


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