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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
5 Families width 18 Species
Aristeidae (Wood-Mason, 1891)Gamba prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
17 Genera with 18 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Haliporus Bate, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1837metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1768Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
18 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antennatus Risso, 1816Blue and red shrimp
Cerataspis monstruosus Gray, 1828
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Hadropenaeus affinis Bouvier, 1906
Hymenopenaeus chacei Crosnier & F..., 1969
Hymenopenaeus debilis Smith, 1882
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775Caramote prawn
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus (J. Y. Johnson, 1868)⇒ Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868
Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768Mediterranean rock shrimp
Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917African mud shrimp
Solenocera membranacea Stebbing, 1917Atlantic mud shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Morocco
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
4
5
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