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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
138
333
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
138
333
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
84
232
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
232
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
210
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
41
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
11
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
1 Family width 28 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
11 Genera with 28 Species
Cuapetes Clark, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns9SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1924anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
28 Species
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass shrimp
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
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 faustinus
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon faustinus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemonella americana Kingsley, 1878American Palaemonella
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) iridescens Lebour, 1949Iridescent shrimp
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Rapipontonia platalea Holthuis, 1951Gorgonian Shrimp
Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951Hop
Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860Longtail grass shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
11
28
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