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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
387
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
386
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
199
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
27
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
1 Family width 22 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
9 Genera with 22 Species
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns11SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1902anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
22 Species
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium idella Hilgendorf, 1898
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium petersii Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Macrobrachium sundaicum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
9
22
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