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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
75
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
41
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
1 Family width 80 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps80SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
41 Genera with 80 Species
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Actinimenes Ďuriš & Ivon..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Allopontonia Bruce, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Cristimenes Ďuriš & Hork..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonia Fransen, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Epipontonia Bruce, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 0Long-clawed freshwater prawns9SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Metapontonia Bruce, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1967anemone shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Platycaris Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pliopontonia Bruce, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19672SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
80 Species
Actinimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922Anemone Shrimp
Actinimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969Ornate Anemone Shrimp
Allopontonia brockii De Man, 1888Brook's Urchin Shrimp
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cristimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915Commensal Crinoid Shrimp
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dactylonia franseni Bruce, 2003
Epipontonia spongicola Bruce, 1977
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum fasciolatum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Kemponia andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915Crinoid Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Macrobrachium dolichodactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834
Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899Patsa River prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium scabriusculum
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967Pale Coral Shrimp
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) hilgendorfi (Coutière, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemonella maziwi Bruce, 2002
Palaemonella pusillus
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus Rathbun, 1906
Periclimenaeus tridentatus Miers, 1884
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes gonioporae Bruce, 1989
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes manihine Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes rex Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Periclimenes watamuae Bruce, 1976
Periclimenes zanzibaricus Bruce, 1967
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973Disc Anemone Shrimp
Pliopontonia furtivus
Pontonides maldivensis Borradaile, 1915Cactus Shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952Hydroid Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Tuleariocaris holthuisi Hipeau-Jacqu..., 1965Holthuis urchin shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Typton wasini Bruce, 1977
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
41
80
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