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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
274
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
273
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
185
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
18
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zanzibar Archipelago
1 Family width 30 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
18 Genera with 30 Species
Anapontonia Bruce, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1969anemone shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Platycaris Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomenaeus Bruce, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
30 Species
Anapontonia denticauda Bruce, 1966Armored Marstonia
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922
Periclimenaeus fawatu Bruce, 2006
Periclimenaeus minutus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Periclimenaeus trispinosus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes digitalis Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)⇒ Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Periclimenes tenuis (Bruce, 1969)⇒ Brucecaris tenuis Bruce, 1969
Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Plesiomenaeus poorei Bruce, 2009
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
18
30
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