Palaemonidae

Classification

Genera in Palaemonidae

• Macrobrachium — 286 species: Macrobrachium abrahami, Macrobrachium acanthochirus, Macrobrachium acanthurus, Macrobrachium acherontium, Macrobrachium aemulum, Macrobrachium agwi, Macrobrachium ahkowi, Macrobrachium alevillalobosi
• Periclimenes — 127 species: Periclimenes acanthimerus, Periclimenes aegylios, Periclimenes affinis, Periclimenes albolineatus, Periclimenes alexanderi, Periclimenes amethysteus, Periclimenes andresi, Periclimenes antipathophilus
• Palaemon — 99 species: Palaemon adspersus, Palaemon aestuarius, Palaemon affinis, Palaemon africanus, Palaemon annandalei, Palaemon antennarius, Palaemon antonellae, Palaemon antrorum
• Periclimenaeus — 87 species: Periclimenaeus alius, Periclimenaeus ancylodactylus, Periclimenaeus apomonosi, Periclimenaeus arabicus, Periclimenaeus ardeae, Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus, Periclimenaeus ascidiarum, Periclimenaeus atlanticus
• Cuapetes — 31 species: Cuapetes agag, Cuapetes akiensis, Cuapetes americanus, Cuapetes amymone, Cuapetes anacanthus, Cuapetes andamanensis, Cuapetes calmani, Cuapetes canariensis
• Palaemonella — 28 species: Palaemonella aliska, Palaemonella asymmetrica, Palaemonella atlantica, Palaemonella biunguiculata, Palaemonella burnsi, Palaemonella crosnieri, Palaemonella dijonesae, Palaemonella disalvoi
• Onycocaris — 25 species: Onycocaris amakusensis, Onycocaris aualitica, Onycocaris balssi, Onycocaris bocki, Onycocaris brucei, Onycocaris callyspongiae, Onycocaris fujinoi, Onycocaris furculata
• Ancylomenes — 22 species: Ancylomenes adularans, Ancylomenes aesopius, Ancylomenes amirantei, Ancylomenes aqabai, Ancylomenes australis, Ancylomenes batei, Ancylomenes grandidens, Ancylomenes holthuisi
• Typton — 22 species: Typton anaramosae, Typton ascensionis, Typton australis, Typton bawii, Typton capricorniae, Typton carneus, Typton cousteaui, Typton crosslandi
• Bathymenes — 15 species: Bathymenes albatrossae, Bathymenes alcocki, Bathymenes aleator, Bathymenes brevirostris, Bathymenes forgesi, Bathymenes loyautensis, Bathymenes manihine, Bathymenes ngi
• Conchodytes — 12 species: Conchodytes biunguiculatus, Conchodytes chadi, Conchodytes kempoides, Conchodytes maculatus, Conchodytes meleagrinae, Conchodytes meleagrinea, Conchodytes monodactylus, Conchodytes nipponensis
• Coralliocaris — 12 species: Coralliocaris brevirostris, Coralliocaris graminea, Coralliocaris junckeri, Coralliocaris labyrintha, Coralliocaris macrophthalma, Coralliocaris nudirostris, Coralliocaris sandyi, Coralliocaris superba
• Laomenes — 12 species: Laomenes albonigrus, Laomenes amboinensis, Laomenes ceratophthalmus, Laomenes clarki, Laomenes cornutus, Laomenes gyrophthalmus, Laomenes holthuisi, Laomenes jackhintoni
• Pontonia — 11 species: Pontonia chimaera, Pontonia domestica, Pontonia longispina, Pontonia manningi, Pontonia margarita, Pontonia mexicana, Pontonia panamica, Pontonia pilosa
• Gnathophyllum — 10 species: Gnathophyllum americanum, Gnathophyllum ascensione, Gnathophyllum circellum, Gnathophyllum elegans, Gnathophyllum modestum, Gnathophyllum oceanicum, Gnathophyllum panamense, Gnathophyllum precipuum
• Philarius — 10 species: Philarius albimaculatus, Philarius condi, Philarius gerlachei, Philarius imperialis, Philarius lifuensis, Philarius minor, Philarius polynesicus, Philarius rufulus
• Odontonia — 9 species: Odontonia bagginsi, Odontonia compacta, Odontonia katoi, Odontonia kerangcaris, Odontonia plurellicola, Odontonia rufopunctata, Odontonia seychellensis, Odontonia sibogae
• Dactylonia — 8 species: Dactylonia anachoreta, Dactylonia ascidicola, Dactylonia borradalei, Dactylonia carinicula, Dactylonia franseni, Dactylonia holthuisi, Dactylonia monnioti, Dactylonia okai
• Pseudocoutierea — 8 species: Pseudocoutierea acutidorsata, Pseudocoutierea antillensis, Pseudocoutierea conchae, Pseudocoutierea dotae, Pseudocoutierea edentata, Pseudocoutierea elegans, Pseudocoutierea stephanieae, Pseudocoutierea wirtzi
• Urocaridella — 8 species: Urocaridella antonbruunii, Urocaridella arabianensis, Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha, Urocaridella degravei, Urocaridella liui, Urocaridella pulchella, Urocaridella urocaridella, Urocaridella vestigialis
• Anchistus — 7 species: Anchistus australis, Anchistus custoides, Anchistus custos, Anchistus demani, Anchistus gravieri, Anchistus miersi, Anchistus pectinis
• Mesopontonia — 7 species: Mesopontonia brevicarpus, Mesopontonia brucei, Mesopontonia gorgoniophila, Mesopontonia gracilicarpus, Mesopontonia kimwoni, Mesopontonia monodactylus, Mesopontonia verrucimanus
• Pontonides — 7 species: Pontonides ankeri, Pontonides asperulatus, Pontonides loloata, Pontonides maldivensis, Pontonides sibogae, Pontonides tatianae, Pontonides unciger
• Pseudopalaemon — 7 species: Pseudopalaemon amazonensis, Pseudopalaemon bouvieri, Pseudopalaemon chryseus, Pseudopalaemon funchiae, Pseudopalaemon gouldingi, Pseudopalaemon iquitoensis, Pseudopalaemon nigramnis
• Hamodactylus — 6 species:
• Onycocaridella — 6 species:
• Paranchistus — 6 species:
• Typtonychus — 6 species:
• Vir — 6 species:
• Ascidonia — 5 species:
• Bechleja — 5 species:
• Dasycaris — 5 species:
• Hamopontonia — 5 species:
• Leander — 5 species:
• Leptopalaemon — 5 species:
• Nematopalaemon — 5 species:
• Neopontonides — 5 species:
• Paraclimenaeus — 5 species:
• Phycomenes — 5 species:
• Troglocubanus — 5 species:
• Actinimenes — 4 species:
• Cristimenes — 4 species:
• Echinopericlimenes — 4 species:
• Epipontonia — 4 species:
• Eupontonia — 4 species:
• Exoclimenella — 4 species:
• Harpilius — 4 species:
• Leandrites — 4 species:
• Nippontonia — 4 species:
• Rapipontonia — 4 species:
• Tuleariocaris — 4 species:
• Unguicaris — 4 species:
• Anchistioides — 3 species:
• Balssia — 3 species:
• Brachycarpus — 3 species:
• Climeniperaeus — 3 species:
• Dasella — 3 species:
• Harpiliopsis — 3 species:
• Jocaste — 3 species:
• Leptocarpus — 3 species:
• Manipontonia — 3 species:
• Michaelimenes — 3 species:
• Periclimenella — 3 species:
• Periclimenoides — 3 species:
• Rapimenes — 3 species:
• Troglomexicanus — 3 species:
• Allopontonia — 2 species:
• Amphipontonia — 2 species:
• Arachnochium — 2 species:
• Crinotonia — 2 species:
• Fennera — 2 species:
• Gnathophylloides — 2 species:
• Izucaris — 2 species:
• Leptomenaeus — 2 species:
• Madangella — 2 species:
• Metapontonia — 2 species:
• Micropsalis — 2 species:
• Neoanchistus — 2 species:
• Paraclimenes — 2 species:
• Phyllognathia — 2 species:
• Platypontonia — 2 species:
• Pliopontonia — 2 species:
• Poripontonia — 2 species:
• Propalaemon — 2 species:
• Pseudopontonides — 2 species:
• Typtonoides — 2 species:
• Veleronia — 2 species:
• Alburnia — 1 species:
• Altopontonia — 1 species:
• Anapontonia — 1 species:
• Anchiopontonia — 1 species:
• Ancylocaris — 1 species:
• Anisomenaeus — 1 species:
• Apopontonia — 1 species:
• Araiopontonia — 1 species:
• Bahiacaris — 1 species:
• Bavaricaris — 1 species:
• Beurlenia — 1 species:
• Blepharocaris — 1 species:
• Brucecaris — 1 species:
• Bruceonia — 1 species:
• Cainonia — 1 species:
• Calathaemon — 1 species:
• Carinopontonia — 1 species:
• Chacella — 1 species:
• Colemonia — 1 species:
• Coutierea — 1 species:
• Creaseria — 1 species:
• Ctenopontonia — 1 species:
• Diapontonia — 1 species:
• Ensiger — 1 species:
• Exopontonia — 1 species:
• Gnathophylleptum — 1 species:
• Hamiger — 1 species:
• Hamodactyloides — 1 species:
• Holthuisaeus — 1 species:
• Homelys — 1 species:
• Hymenocera — 1 species:
• Ischnopontonia — 1 species:
• Isopontonia — 1 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.