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Checklist for Subfamily Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1878
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
59
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
14
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
12
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 26 Species
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hamiger Borradaile, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1902anemone shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
26 Species
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Exoclimenella sudanensis Duriš & Bruce, 1995
Hamiger novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius consobrinus De Man, 1902
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenaeus rastrifer Bruce, 1980
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902)⇒ Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902
Pontonia ascidicola (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898
Pontonia domestica Gibbes, 1850Atlantic pen shrimp
Pontonia hurii (Holthuis, 1981)⇒ Anchiopontonia hurii Holthuis, 1981
Pontonia katoi (Kubo, 1940)⇒ Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp


Links, sources and further information
Pontoniinae at gbif.org
Pontoniinae at marinespecies.org