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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
28
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
1 Family width 26 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps26SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
12 Genera with 26 Species
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18607SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1915anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pericliminoides Bruce, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Platycaris Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pliopontonia Bruce, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
26 Species
Coralliocaris brevirostris Borradaile, 1898
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon dispar (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) spiniferus (Borradaile, 1917)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Pericliminoides odontodactylus Fujino and M..., 1968
Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973Disc Anemone Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
12
26
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