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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
251
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
45
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
15
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
1 Family width 27 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
15 Genera with 27 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Coutierea Nobili, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palemon Dumeril, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontonides Heard, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
27 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Coutierea agassizi Coutière, 1901
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass shrimp
Gnathophyllum splendens Chace & Fuller, 1971
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemonella americana Kingsley, 1878American Palaemonella
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Palemon forceps (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Periclimenaeus bermudensis Armstrong, 1940Bermuda sponge shrimp
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes bowmani Chace, 1972
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Pontonia grayi Rathbun, 1901
Pontonia miserabilis Holthuis, 1951
Pseudopontonides principis Criales, 1980
Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969Black urchin shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
15
27
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