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Dutch species names of Superfamily
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Class
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Family
Anchistioididae
Borradaile, 1915
0
0
Genera
Species
Family
Desmocarididae
Borradaile, 1915
1
4
Genus
Species
Family
Euryrhynchidae
Holthuis, 1950
5
12
Genera
Species
Family
Gnathophyllidae
Dana, 1852
Bumblebee shrimps
2
1
Genera
Species
Family
Hymenoceridae
Ortmann, 1890
Harlequin shrimps
1
0
Genus
Species
Family
Kakaducarididae
Bruce, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species
Family
Palaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
242
2426
Genera
Species
Family
Typhlocarididae
Annandale & Kemp, 1913
2
4
Genera
Species
Distribution and Species lists of Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
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Afghanistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Albania
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Algeria
1 Families 4 Genera 10 Species
Angola
1 Families 5 Genera 19 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Families 13 Genera 18 Species
Argentina
1 Families 6 Genera 21 Species
Australia
2 Families 105 Genera 453 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bahamas
1 Families 19 Genera 41 Species
Bahrain
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bangladesh
1 Families 4 Genera 13 Species
Barbados
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species
Belarus
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Belgium
1 Families 4 Genera 11 Species
Belize
1 Families 13 Genera 24 Species
Benin
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Bhutan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bolivia
1 Families 3 Genera 10 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Brazil
2 Families 22 Genera 102 Species
Brunei
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Bulgaria
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species
Burundi
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Cambodia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Cameroon
3 Families 7 Genera 31 Species
Canada
1 Families 12 Genera 27 Species
Cape Verde
1 Families 12 Genera 25 Species
Central African Republic
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Chad
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Chile
1 Families 10 Genera 13 Species
China
1 Families 40 Genera 152 Species
Colombia
2 Families 29 Genera 84 Species
Comoros
1 Families 22 Genera 27 Species
Cook Islands
1 Families 10 Genera 12 Species
Costa Rica
1 Families 14 Genera 32 Species
Croatia
1 Families 8 Genera 16 Species
Cuba
1 Families 11 Genera 30 Species
Cyprus
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families 6 Genera 14 Species
Denmark
1 Families 3 Genera 8 Species
Djibouti
1 Families 10 Genera 15 Species
Dominica
1 Families 11 Genera 18 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Families 4 Genera 9 Species
East Timor
1 Families 6 Genera 16 Species
Ecuador
1 Families 16 Genera 42 Species
Egypt
1 Families 19 Genera 51 Species
El Salvador
1 Families 2 Genera 7 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Families 2 Genera 7 Species
Estonia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Ethiopia
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Fiji
1 Families 29 Genera 60 Species
Finland
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
France
2 Families 26 Genera 83 Species
Gabon
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Gambia
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Georgia
1 Families 8 Genera 11 Species
Germany
1 Families 7 Genera 22 Species
Ghana
2 Families 4 Genera 21 Species
Greece
1 Families 9 Genera 21 Species
Grenada
1 Families 6 Genera 10 Species
Guatemala
1 Families 3 Genera 13 Species
Guinea
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Guyana
2 Families 7 Genera 26 Species
Haiti
1 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Honduras
1 Families 8 Genera 17 Species
Iceland
2 Families 10 Genera 14 Species
India
2 Families 39 Genera 148 Species
Indonesia
1 Families 86 Genera 366 Species
Iran
1 Families 7 Genera 14 Species
Iraq
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Ireland
1 Families 4 Genera 12 Species
Israel
2 Families 26 Genera 49 Species
Italy
2 Families 17 Genera 52 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Families 3 Genera 7 Species
Jamaica
1 Families 8 Genera 18 Species
Japan
1 Families 63 Genera 231 Species
Jordan
1 Families 17 Genera 26 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Kenya
1 Families 41 Genera 80 Species
Kiribati
1 Families 21 Genera 34 Species
Kuwait
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Laos
1 Families 3 Genera 14 Species
Latvia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Lebanon
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Liberia
1 Families 3 Genera 11 Species
Libya
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Lithuania
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Madagascar
1 Families 42 Genera 110 Species
Malawi
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Malaysia
1 Families 22 Genera 78 Species
Maldives
1 Families 31 Genera 65 Species
Mali
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Malta
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Families 34 Genera 66 Species
Mauritania
1 Families 7 Genera 12 Species
Mauritius
1 Families 12 Genera 26 Species
Mexico
2 Families 37 Genera 139 Species
Micronesia
1 Families 60 Genera 159 Species
Moldova
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Monaco
1 Families 6 Genera 12 Species
Mongolia
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Montenegro
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species
Morocco
1 Families 4 Genera 10 Species
Mozambique
1 Families 25 Genera 43 Species
Myanmar
1 Families 9 Genera 33 Species
Namibia
1 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Nepal
1 Families 2 Genera 7 Species
Netherlands
2 Families 11 Genera 45 Species
New Zealand
1 Families 15 Genera 24 Species
Nicaragua
1 Families 5 Genera 18 Species
Nigeria
3 Families 7 Genera 30 Species
Niue
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
North Korea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Norway
3 Families 16 Genera 52 Species
Oman
1 Families 13 Genera 15 Species
Pakistan
1 Families 4 Genera 19 Species
Palau
1 Families 30 Genera 67 Species
Palestine
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Panama
1 Families 25 Genera 78 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Families 80 Genera 275 Species
Paraguay
1 Families 4 Genera 11 Species
Peru
2 Families 7 Genera 27 Species
Philippines
1 Families 68 Genera 230 Species
Poland
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species
Portugal
2 Families 13 Genera 31 Species
Qatar
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Families 24 Genera 65 Species
Romania
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Russia
1 Families 8 Genera 14 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Saint Lucia
2 Families 11 Genera 22 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families 6 Genera 13 Species
Samoa
1 Families 20 Genera 41 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Families 33 Genera 47 Species
Senegal
1 Families 5 Genera 9 Species
Serbia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Seychelles
1 Families 48 Genera 120 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Families 8 Genera 15 Species
Singapore
1 Families 30 Genera 73 Species
Slovenia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Families 34 Genera 82 Species
Somalia
1 Families 12 Genera 12 Species
Somaliland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
South Korea
1 Families 5 Genera 11 Species
Spain
1 Families 14 Genera 42 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Families 17 Genera 39 Species
Sudan
1 Families 17 Genera 35 Species
Suriname
2 Families 6 Genera 20 Species
Sweden
1 Families 7 Genera 36 Species
Switzerland
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Syria
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Taiwan
1 Families 38 Genera 143 Species
Tanzania
1 Families 42 Genera 90 Species
Thailand
1 Families 22 Genera 84 Species
Togo
1 Families 3 Genera 10 Species
Tonga
1 Families 21 Genera 29 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Families 11 Genera 28 Species
Tunisia
1 Families 5 Genera 14 Species
Turkey
1 Families 11 Genera 23 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Tuvalu
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Ukraine
1 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Families 8 Genera 6 Species
United Kingdom
1 Families 13 Genera 55 Species
Uruguay
1 Families 5 Genera 9 Species
USA
1 Families 62 Genera 241 Species
Vanuatu
1 Families 24 Genera 39 Species
Venezuela
2 Families 12 Genera 44 Species
Vietnam
1 Families 41 Genera 100 Species
Yemen
1 Families 15 Genera 33 Species
Zambia
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Anak Krakatau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Auskerry
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Azores
1 Families 12 Genera 15 Species
Bacan islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Barat Daya Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Bressay
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bruny Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Capricorn Group
1 Families 26 Genera 60 Species
Cava
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Central Line Islands
1 Families 6 Genera 4 Species
Clarión Island
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Dunk Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Easter Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Eday
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
El Hierro
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Farquhar Group
1 Families 5 Genera 4 Species
Flint Island
1 Families 4 Genera 2 Species
Fuerteventura
1 Families 3 Genera 2 Species
Goat Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Gran Canaria
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Grande-Terre
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Heron Island
1 Families 25 Genera 59 Species
Inner Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Isla Carmen
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Isla Isabel
1 Families 10 Genera 8 Species
Isla Isabella
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Isla Lobos
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Isla Margarita
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Isla Mayor
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Isla Partida
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Isla San Pedro
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Isla Santa Cruz
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Isla Verde
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Islands of Chile
1 Families 16 Genera 24 Species
Islands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Kai Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Ko Phuket
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Kodiak Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Krakatoa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Palma
1 Families 2 Genera 6 Species
Langkawi
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Lanzarote
1 Families 4 Genera 3 Species
Lord Howe Island
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Macaronesia
1 Families 17 Genera 43 Species
Magnetic Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mahé
1 Families 21 Genera 37 Species
Malden Island
1 Families 5 Genera 3 Species
Mohéli
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Murray Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Møn
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
North Rock
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
North Solitary Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Northern Isles
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Northern Line Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Northern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Obi Islands
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
One Tree Island
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Outer Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Rügen
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Sanana
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Sanday
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Santa Catalina Island
1 Families 4 Genera 10 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Santa Maria Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Shetland Mainland
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Skye
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Solitary Islands
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
South Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
South Solitary Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Southern Line Islands
1 Families 5 Genera 2 Species
Southern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Split Solitary Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Starbuck Island
1 Families 5 Genera 4 Species
Stradbroke Island
1 Families 15 Genera 25 Species
Switha
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Tabuaeran Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Tenerife
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Ternate
1 Families 12 Genera 17 Species
Thursday Island
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Uist
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Vancouver Island
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Vilm
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Vostok Island
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Wellington
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Wilson Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Wreck Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Found in fossile formations
Rott Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
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