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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caroline Islands
1 Family width 3 Species
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caroline Islands
2 Genera with 3 Species
Melicertus Rafinesque, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1899Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caroline Islands
3 Species
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus longistylus Kubo, 1943Red-spotted Prawn
Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1899Reef Shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Caroline Islands
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Penaeoidea at artfakta.se
Penaeoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeoidea at itis.gov
Penaeoidea at marinespecies.org