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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
51
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
14
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
1 Family width 32 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 32 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Fennera Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns12SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 2000anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Veleronia Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Waldola Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
32 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Fennera chacei Holthuis, 1951Hop
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum panamense Faxon, 1893Barrel shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cocoense Abele & W. Kim, 1984
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium tenellum Smith, 1871Longarm river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Periclimenaeus spinosus Holthuis, 1951Hop
Periclimenes infraspinis Rathbun, 1902
Periclimenes murcielagensis Vargas, 2000
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp
Veleronia laevifrons Holthuis, 1951
Waldola schmitti Holthuis, 1951Hop

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
14
32
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