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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
168
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
150
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
36
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
11
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
1 Family width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
11 Genera with 18 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns7SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontonides Heard, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Veleroniopsis Gore, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw 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 rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Periclimenaeus ascidiarum Holthuis, 1951Caribbean ascidian shrimp
Periclimenaeus caraibicus Holthuis, 1951Clustered pellitory
Periclimenes finlayi Chace, 1972
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Pseudopontonides principis Criales, 1980
Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969Black urchin shrimp
Veleroniopsis kimallynae Gore, 1981Bicolored spleenwort

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Dominica
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
11
18
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