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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
588
1419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
124
579
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
115
535
1257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
96
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
24
68
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 68 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps68SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
24 Genera with 68 Species
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Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamiger Borradaile, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns14SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 200912SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1902anemone shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
68 Species
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Exoclimenella sudanensis Duriš & Bruce, 1995
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamiger novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius consobrinus De Man, 1902
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Leander maculatus (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
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 rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
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 (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon capensis De Man, 1897
Palaemon litoreus McCulloch, 1909Shore Prawn
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon peringueyi Stebbing, 1915
Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Periclimenaeus rastrifer Bruce, 1980
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes andresi Macpherson, 1988
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902)⇒ Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902
Pontonia ascidicola (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898
Pontonia domestica Gibbes, 1850Atlantic pen shrimp
Pontonia hurii (Holthuis, 1981)⇒ Anchiopontonia hurii Holthuis, 1981
Pontonia katoi (Kubo, 1940)⇒ Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonides maldivensis Borradaile, 1915Cactus Shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
24
68
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