Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 218
667
1432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 216
665
1430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 111
390
978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 108
380
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 101
349
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 20
74
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
17
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Africa
3 Families width 62 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for West Africa
17 Genera with 62 Species | Ascidonia Fransen, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Balssia Kemp, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachycarpus Bate, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cuapetes Clark, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocaris Sollaud, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchina Powell, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchoides Powell, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leander E. Desmarest, 1818 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leandrella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1949 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Nematopalaemon Holthius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 2009 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonetes Heller, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periclimenes Costa, 1822 | anemone shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontonia Latreille, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapipontonia Marin, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typton O. G. Costa, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
62 Species and 4 Subspecies | Ascidonia quasipusilla Chace, 1972 | | | Balssia gasti Balss, 1921 | Gorgonia Commensal Shrimp | | Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846 | Two Claw Shrimp | | Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898 | Commensal Shrimp | | Desmocaris bisliniata Powell, 1977 | | | Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Desmocaris trispinosus | | | Euryrhynchina edingtonae Powell, 1976 | | | Euryrhynchoides holthuisi Powell, 1976 | | | Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863) | ⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Leander hastatus | | | Leander serratus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777 | | Leander squilla Rathke, 1837 | | | Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818 | Brown glass shrimp | | Leandrella gruveli | | | Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836 | Cinnamon river shrimp | | Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bigclaw river shrimp | | Macrobrachium chevalieri Roux, 1935 | | | Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | Congo River prawn | | Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852 | Rough river prawn | | Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840 | Hawaiian river shrimp | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834 | | | Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835 | Bristled river shrimp | | Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892 | | | Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893 | Volta River prawn | | Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879 | Blue lobster | | Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Macrobrachium thysi Powell, 1980 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | Estuarine prawn | | Palaemon (Atya) gabonensis | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844 | Lake prawn | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Delta Prawn | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925 | | | Palaemon jamaicensis burklatsii | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herblotsii | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herklotsii (De Man, 1925) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii | | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) | ⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835 | | Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | | Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837 | Glass Prawn | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhoveni | | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836) | ⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836 | | Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837 | Baltic prawn | | Palaemon lengii | | | Palaemon lenzii (De Man, 1911) | ⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | | Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892 | Zaire prawn | | Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777 | Common prawn | | Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009 | | | Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Periclimenes (Harpilius) platalea Holthuis, 1951 | | | Periclimenes granulatus Holthuis, 1950 | Burning nettle | | Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822 | Crystal Prawn | | Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821 | Fan-shell Associated Shrimp | | Pontonia quasipusilla Chace, 1972 | | | Rapipontonia platalea Holthuis, 1951 | Gorgonian Shrimp | | Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844 | |
Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in West Africa
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
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