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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
189
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
33
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
1 Family width 16 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 16 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1835Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
16 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Periclimenaeus ascidiarum Holthuis, 1951Caribbean ascidian shrimp
Periclimenaeus atlanticus Rathbun, 1901
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
8
16
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