Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Penaeoidea (Penaeoid shrimps) for Eastern Cape (Cape)

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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	88 137 155	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	87 136 154	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	37 55 65	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	37 55 65	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888	2 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeoid shrimps	2 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Eastern Cape
2 Families width 4 Species

Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891	Gamba prawns	1	Species	Taxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815	Penaeid shrimps	3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Eastern Cape
4 Genera with 4 Species

Species list for Eastern Cape
4 Species

Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891	Giant gamba prawn
Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913	Swimming prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811	Striped Prawn
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798	Asian tiger shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape

Family	Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeid shrimps	3 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