Species list, Checklist of Family Penaeidae (Penaeid shrimps) for Gulf of Nicoya (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)

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Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Gulf of Nicoya (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	50 81 88	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	50 81 88	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	39 68 81	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	39 68 81	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888	3 8 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeoid shrimps	3 8 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeid shrimps	6 9	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Gulf of Nicoya
6 Genera with 9 Species

Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1900		2	Species	Taxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1871		2	Species	Taxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905	Velvet shrimps	0	Species	Taxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888	metapenaeus shrimps	1	Species	Taxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 1934		3	Species	Taxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1862		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Gulf of Nicoya
9 Species

Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878	Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900	Brown shrimp
Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871	Western white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871	Blue shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888	Bird shrimp
Rimapenaeus byrdi Burkenroad, 1934	Carabali shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954	Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus pacificus Burkenroad, 1934	Zebra shrimp
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862	Atlantic seabob

Links, sources and further information

Penaeidae at artfakta.se
Penaeidae at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeidae at gbif.org
Penaeidae at irmng.org
Penaeidae at itis.gov
Penaeidae at marinespecies.org