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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
2 Families width 10 Species
Desmocarididae Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
5 Genera with 10 Species
Desmocaris Sollaud, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
10 Species
Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898
Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in South Nigeria
FamilyDesmocarididae
Borradaile, 1915
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
4
9
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