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Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815

106788  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106788)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Caridea (Infraorder)
  12. Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Palaemonidae (Family)
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Family
Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Actinimenes Ďuriš & Horká, 2017
  2. Genus Allopontonia Bruce, 1972
  3. Genus Altopontonia Bruce, 1990
  4. Genus Amphipontonia Bruce, 1991
  5. Genus Anapontonia Bruce, 1966
  6. Genus Anchiopontonia Bruce, 1992
  7. Genus Anchistioides Paulson, 1875
  8. Genus Anchistus Borradaile, 1898
  9. Genus Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902
  10. Genus Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010
  11. Genus Anisomenaeus Bruce, 2010
  12. Genus Apopontonia Bruce, 1976
  13. Genus Arachnochium Wowor & Ng, 2010
  14. Genus Araiopontonia Fujino & Miyake, 1970
  15. Genus Ascidonia Fransen, 2002
  16. Genus Balssia Kemp, 1922
  17. Genus Bathymenes Kou, Li & Bruce, 2015
  18. Genus Blepharocaris Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2007
  19. Genus Brachycarpus Spence Bate, 1888
  20. Genus Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 2006
  21. Genus Bruceclimenes Anker in Anker, Vimercati, Barreca, Marchese, Chimienti, Terraneo, Rodrigue, Eweida, Qurban, Duarte, Pieribone & Benzoni, 2023
  22. Genus Bruceonia Fransen, 2002
  23. Genus Cainonia Bruce, 2005
  24. Genus Calathaemon Bruce & Short, 1993
  25. Genus Carinopontonia Bruce, 1988
  26. Genus Chacella Bruce, 1986
  27. Genus Climeniperaeus Bruce, 1995
  28. Genus Colemonia Bruce, 2005
  29. Genus Conchodytes Peters, 1852
  30. Genus Coralliocaris Stimpson, 1860
  31. Genus Coutierea Nobili, 1901
  32. Genus Creaseria Holthuis, 1950
  33. Genus Crinotonia Marin, 2006
  34. Genus Cristimenes Ďuriš & Horká, 2017
  35. Genus Ctenopontonia Bruce, 1979
  36. Genus Cuapetes Clark, 1919
  37. Genus Dactylonia Fransen, 2002
  38. Genus Dasella Lebour, 1945
  39. Genus Dasycaris Kemp, 1922
  40. Genus Diapontonia Bruce, 1986
  41. Genus Echinopericlimenes Marin & Chan, 2014
  42. Genus Ensiger Borradaile, 1915
  43. Genus Epipontonia Bruce, 1977
  44. Genus Exoclimenella Bruce, 1995
  45. Genus Exopontonia Bruce, 1988
  46. Genus Fennera Holthuis, 1951
  47. Genus Gnathophylleptum d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2001
  48. Genus Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 1933
  49. Genus Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819
  50. Genus Hamiger Borradaile, 1916
  51. Genus Hamodactyloides Fujino, 1973
  52. Genus Hamodactylus Holthuis, 1952
  53. Genus Hamopontonia Bruce, 1970
  54. Genus Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 1917
  55. Genus Harpilius Dana, 1852
  56. Genus Holthuisaeus Anker & De Grave, 2010
  57. Genus Hymenocera Latreille, 1819
  58. Genus Ischnopontonia Bruce, 1966
  59. Genus Isopontonia Bruce, 1982
  60. Genus Izucaris Okuno, 1999
  61. Genus Jocaste Holthuis, 1952
  62. Genus Kaviengella Šobáňová & Ďuriš, 2018
  63. Genus Koumacella Ďuriš & Fišarová, 2024
  64. Genus Laomenes Clark, 1919
  65. Genus Leander Desmarest, 1849
  66. Genus Leandrites Holthuis, 1950
  67. Genus Leptocarpus Holthuis, 1950
  68. Genus Leptomenaeus Bruce, 2007
  69. Genus Levicaris Bruce, 1973
  70. Genus Lipkebe Chace, 1969
  71. Genus Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 2010
  72. Genus Macrobrachium Spence Bate, 1868
  73. Genus Madangella Frolová & Ďuriš, 2018
  74. Genus Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno & Li, 2005
  75. Genus Margitonia Bruce, 2007
  76. Genus Mesopontonia Bruce, 1967
  77. Genus Metacrimenes Komai & Sakiyama, 2023
  78. Genus Metapontonia Bruce, 1967
  79. Genus Michaelimenes Okuno, 2017
  80. Genus Miopontonia Bruce, 1985
  81. Genus Nematopalaemon Holthuis, 1950
  82. Genus Neoanchistus Bruce, 1975
  83. Genus Neoclimenes Mitsuhashi, Li & Chan, 2010
  84. Genus Neopericlimenes Heard, Spotte & Bubucis, 1993
  85. Genus Neopontonides Holthuis, 1951
  86. Genus Ngankeecaris Okuno & Yoshida, 2024
  87. Genus Nippontonia Bruce & Bauer, 1997
  88. Genus Notopontonia Bruce, 1991
  89. Genus Odontonia Fransen, 2002
  90. Genus Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981
  91. Genus Onycocaridites Bruce, 1987
  92. Genus Onycocaris Nobili, 1904
  93. Genus Onycomenes Bruce, 2009
  94. Genus Opaepupu Anker & De Grave, 2021
  95. Genus Orthopontonia Bruce, 1982
  96. Genus Palaemon Weber, 1795
  97. Genus Palaemonella Dana, 1852
  98. Genus Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 1988
  99. Genus Paraclimenes Bruce, 1995
  100. Genus Paranchistus Holthuis, 1952
  101. Genus Paratypton Balss, 1914
  102. Genus Patonia Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2006
  103. Genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915
  104. Genus Periclimenella Bruce, 1995
  105. Genus Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844
  106. Genus Periclimenoides Bruce, 1990
  107. Genus Philarius Holthuis, 1952
  108. Genus Phycomenes Bruce, 2008
  109. Genus Phyllognathia Borradaile, 1915
  110. Genus Pinnotherotonia Marin & Paulay, 2010
  111. Genus Platycaris Holthuis, 1952
  112. Genus Platypontonia Bruce, 1968
  113. Genus Plesiomenaeus Bruce, 2009
  114. Genus Plesiopontonia Bruce, 1985
  115. Genus Pliopontonia Bruce, 1973
  116. Genus Polkamenes De Gier & Fransen, 2023
  117. Genus Pontonia Latreille, 1829
  118. Genus Pontonides Borradaile, 1917
  119. Genus Pontoniopsides Bruce, 2005
  120. Genus Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 1915
  121. Genus Poripontonia Fransen, 2003
  122. Genus Propontonia Bruce, 1969
  123. Genus Pseudoclimenes Bruce, 2008
  124. Genus Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951
  125. Genus Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 1911
  126. Genus Pseudopontonia Bruce, 1992
  127. Genus Pseudopontonides Heard, 1986
  128. Genus Pseudoveleronia Marin, 2008
  129. Genus Pycnocaris Bruce, 1972
  130. Genus Rapimenes Ďuriš & Horká, 2017
  131. Genus Rapipontonia Marin, 2007
  132. Genus Rhopalaemon Ashelby & De Grave, 2010
  133. Genus Rostronia Fransen, 2002
  134. Genus Rubiyana Anker in Anker, Vimercati, Barreca, Marchese, Chimienti, Terraneo, Rodrigue, Eweida, Qurban, Duarte, Pieribone & Benzoni, 2023
  135. Genus Sandimenes Li, 2009
  136. Genus Sandyella Marin, 2009
  137. Genus Stegopontonia Nobili, 1906
  138. Genus Tectopontonia Bruce, 1973
  139. Genus Tenuipedium Wowor & Ng, 2010
  140. Genus Thaumastocaris Kemp, 1922
  141. Genus Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965
  142. Genus Tympanicheles De Gier & Fransen, 2023
  143. Genus Typton O.G. Costa, 1844
  144. Genus Typtonoides Bruce, 2010
  145. Genus Typtonomenaeus Marin & Chan, 2013
  146. Genus Typtonychus Bruce, 1996
  147. Genus Unesconia Anker, 2020
  148. Genus Unguicaris Marin & Chan, 2006
  149. Genus Urocaridella Borradaile, 1915
  150. Genus Urocaris Stimpson, 1860
  151. Genus Veleronia Holthuis, 1951
  152. Genus Veleroniopsis Gore, 1981
  153. Genus Waldola Holthuis, 1951
  154. Genus Yemenicaris Bruce, 1997
  155. Genus Zenopontonia Bruce, 1975
  156. Genus Zoukaris Anker & Corbari, 2020
  157. Genus Alciope Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Pontonia Latreille, 1829
  158. Genus Allocaris Sollaud, 1911 accepted as Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  159. Genus Amphipalaemon Nobili, 1901 accepted as Anchistioides Paulson, 1875 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  160. Genus Anchista Dana, 1852 accepted as Anchistia Dana, 1852 accepted as Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  161. Genus Anchistia Dana, 1852 accepted as Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  162. Genus Calmania Nobili, 1907 accepted as Brachycarpus Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  163. Genus Cavicheles Holthuis, 1952 accepted as Jocaste Holthuis, 1952
  164. Genus Chernocaris Johnson, 1967 accepted as Conchodytes Peters, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  165. Genus Corniger Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Laomenes Clark, 1919
  166. Genus Coutierella Sollaud, 1914 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  167. Genus Cristiger Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  168. Genus Cryptoleander Gurney & Lebour, 1941 accepted as Leander Desmarest, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  169. Genus Dasia Lebour, 1938 accepted as Dasella Lebour, 1945 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  170. Genus Dasygius Kemp, 1922 accepted as Dasycaris Kemp, 1922 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  171. Genus Dennisia Norman, 1861 accepted as Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  172. Genus Drimo Risso, 1827 accepted as Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  173. Genus Eupontonia Bruce, 1971 accepted as Palaemonella Dana, 1852
  174. Genus Exoclimenella Ďuriš & Bruce, 1995 accepted as Exoclimenella Bruce, 1995 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  175. Genus Exopalaemon Holthuis, 1950 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  176. Genus Falciger Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Cuapetes Clark, 1919
  177. Genus Isopericlimenaeus Marin, 2012 accepted as Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  178. Genus Lacertopontonia Marin, 2011 accepted as Conchodytes Peters, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  179. Genus Marygrande Pesta, 1911 accepted as Anchistus Borradaile, 1898 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  180. Genus Nematophyllum Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Hymenocera Latreille, 1819
  181. Genus Oedipus Dana, 1852 accepted as Coralliocaris Stimpson, 1860 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Oedipus Berthold, 1827 [Orthoptera])
  182. Genus Palaeander Holthuis, 1950 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  183. Genus Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  184. Genus Palaemonopsis Stimpson, 1871 accepted as Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  185. Genus Palemon Weber, 1795 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  186. Genus Parapontonia Bruce, 1968 accepted as Laomenes Clark, 1919 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  187. Genus Pelias Roux, 1831 accepted as Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  188. Genus Periclimenella Ďuriš & Bruce, 1995 accepted as Periclimenella Bruce, 1995 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  189. Genus Pontonella Heller, 1856 accepted as Typton O.G. Costa, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  190. Genus Retrocaris Ortmann, 1893 accepted as Brachycarpus Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  191. Genus Tridacnocaris Nobili, 1899 accepted as Anchistus Borradaile, 1898 (unnecessary replacement name)
  192. Genus Vir Holthuis, 1952 accepted as Palaemonella Dana, 1852
  193. Genus Mesocaris Ortmann, 1893 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval form with no known adult)
  194. Genus Odontorhynchus Leach, 1830 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval from with no known adult)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106788 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature

original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779609 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879) Kingsley, J.S. (1878 [1879]). List of the North American Crustacea belonging to the suborder Caridea. <em>Bulletin of the Essex Institute.</em> 10(4–6): 53–71. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915) Borradaile, L.A. (1915). Notes on Carides. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8.</em> 15: 205­-213. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890) Ortmann, A. (1890). Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der von Herrn Dr. Döderlein bei Japan und bei den Liu-Kiu-Inseln gesammelten und z. Z. im Strassburger Museum aufbewahrten Formen. I. Theil. Die Unterordnung Natantia (Boas) (Abtheilungen: Penaeidae und Eucyphidea = Caridae der Autoren). <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 5: 437-542, Plates 36-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9982164 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Kakaducarididae Bruce, 1993) Bruce, A.J. (1993). <i>Kakaducaris glabra</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., a new freshwater shrimp from the Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae with the designation of a new subfamily Kakaducaridinae. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 268(1): 27-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00005738 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details] 

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
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LanguageName 
Dutch steurgarnalen  [details]
English palaemonid shrimpsbumblebee shrimps [from synonym]  [details]
German Hummelgarnelen [from synonym]Felsengarnelen  [details]
Japanese ヨコシマエビ科 [from synonym]フリソデエビ科 [from synonym]ニセヤドリエビ科 [from synonym]テナガエビ科テナガエビ亜科 [from synonym]カクレエビ亜科 [from synonym]  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anchistioididae) (from synonym Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palaemonidae) 
To Genbank (from synonym Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890)
To Genbank (from synonym Kakaducarididae Bruce, 1993)
To Genbank (from synonym Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915)
To Genbank (from synonym Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879)
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852)
To ITIS

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