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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
98
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
17
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
3 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps29SpeciesTaxom
Desmocarididae Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
7 Genera with 31 Species
Bithynis Philippi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Desmocaris Sollaud, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchina Powell, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1949Long-clawed freshwater prawns15SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 200912SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bithynis hildebrandti (Hilgendorf, 1893)⇒ Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898
Euryrhynchina puteola De Grave, Pi..., 2017
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Macrobrachium kumba
Macrobrachium lujae De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893Volta River prawn
Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898Estuarine prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) bollaudii
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sollaudii De Man, 1912
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovennii
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009
Palaemonetes trispinosus (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyDesmocarididae
Borradaile, 1915
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuryrhynchidae
Holthuis, 1950
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaemonoidea at artfakta.se
Palaemonoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Palaemonoidea at dyntaxa.se
Palaemonoidea at itis.gov
Palaemonoidea at marinespecies.org