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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
3
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
3 Families width 11 Species
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
7 Genera with 11 Species
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1921metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1881Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
11 Species
Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 1881
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888Banana Prawn
Gennadas parvus Spence Bate, 1881
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus demani Roux, 1921Demon Prawn
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Sicyonia laevis Spence Bate, 1881

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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