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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
1065
2839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
265
1063
2831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
133
651
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
131
645
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
600
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
128
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
52
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Asia
2 Families width 159 Species and 1 Subspecies
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps157SpeciesTaxom
Typhlocarididae Annandale & ..., 19132SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Asia
52 Genera with 159 Species
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Aeger Münster, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19746SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonia Fransen, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 08SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Neoanchistus Bruce, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ocaste1SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaris Nobili, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 181615SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18135SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1988anemone shrimps27SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenoides Bruce, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Rostronia Fransen, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19672SpeciesTaxom
Typhlocaris Calman, 1909Blind cave-dwelling shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Yemenicaris Bruce, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
159 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeger libanensis Roger, 1946
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes aqabai Bruce, 2008
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Anemone partner shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Brucecaris tenuis Bruce, 1969Pointed-Snout Crinoid Shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris lucina (Nobili, 1901)⇒ Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Coralliocaris macrophthalma H.Milne Edwa..., 1840
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cuapetes agag Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes calmani Tattersall, 1921
Cuapetes elegans Paul´son, 1875
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes lacertae Bruce, 1992
Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952Plate-Organ Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898White-Spotted Ascidian Shrimp
Dactylonia carinicula Bruce, 2006
Exoclimenella denticulata Nobili, 1906
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Exopalaemon styliferus H. Milne Edw..., 1840Roshma prawn
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Hamodactylus aqabai Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Soft Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis spinigera Ortmann, 1890Shrimp caridean
Harpilius beaupresi (Audouin) acc..., 1826)⇒ Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpilius beaupresii
Harpilius gerlachei (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Philarius gerlachei Nobili, 1905
Harpilius gerlachi
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Kemponia amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Kemponia andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Kemponia elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Cuapetes elegans Paul´son, 1875
Kemponia grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Kemponia longirostris (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Kemponia tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898
Leander adspersus (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Leander latreillianus (f. gigantea ..., 1884)⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander squilla elegans (Rathke, 1837)⇒ Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leander treillianus
Leandrites cyrtorhynchus (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Macrobrachium idella Hilgendorf, 1898
Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium nobilii Henderson & ..., 1910
Macrobrachium potiuna Müller, 1880
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Manipontonia persiana Marin, 2010
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Neoanchistus nasalis Holthuis, 1986
Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Odontonia sibogae Bruce, 1972
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon mesopotamicus Pesta, 1913
Palaemon niloticus Roux, 1833
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon turcorum Holthuis, 1961
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Palaemonella vestigialis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonetes antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemonetes mesopotamicus Pesta, 1913
Palaemonetes turcarum Holthius, 1961
Palaemonetes turcorum Holthuis, 1961
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Periclimenaeus echinimanus Ďuriš, Hor..., 2011
Periclimenaeus heronensis Bruce, 2010
Periclimenaeus nobilii Bruce, 1975
Periclimenaeus rhodope Nobili, 1904
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) agag (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes agag Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) petitthouarsi (De Man, 1902)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898
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 amethysteus Risso, 1827Amethyst Shrimp
Periclimenes andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes aqabai (Bruce, 2008)⇒ Ancylomenes aqabai Bruce, 2008
Periclimenes calmani (Tattersal, 1921)⇒ Cuapetes calmani Tattersall, 1921
Periclimenes cristimanus Bruce, 1965
Periclimenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)⇒ Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes longicarpus (Bruce and Sv..., 1983)⇒ Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Periclimenes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes lutescens (Dana, 1852)⇒ Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Periclimenes tenuis (Bruce, 1969)⇒ Brucecaris tenuis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes tonga Bruce, 1988
Periclimenoides socotrae Bruce, 2006
Philarius gerlachei Nobili, 1905
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Pontonia ascidicola (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898
Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821Fan-shell Associated Shrimp
Pontonia sibogae (Bruce, 1972)⇒ Odontonia sibogae Bruce, 1972
Pontonia stylirostris (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Rostronia stylirostris Holthuis, 1952
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Rostronia stylirostris Holthuis, 1952
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Tuleariocaris holthuisi Hipeau-Jacqu..., 1965Holthuis urchin shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Typhlocaris ayyaloni Tsurnamal, 2008
Typhlocaris galilea Calman, 1909
Typton gnathophylloides Holthuis, 1951Hop
Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
Yemenicaris trullicauda Bruce, 1997
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in West Asia
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
51
157
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTyphlocarididae
Annandale & Kemp, 1913
1
2
Genus
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