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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
202
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
38
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
1 Family width 21 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 21 Species
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1835Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
21 Species
Ancylomenes pedersoni Chace, 1958Caribbean Anemone Shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass 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 faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Typton tortugae McClendon, 1911Pale sponge shrimp
Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860Longtail grass shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
12
21
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