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Palaemonidae  Rafinesque, 1815
Taxonomic Serial No.: 96213

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852
  
    Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879
  
    Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
  
    Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915
  
    Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890
  
    Kakaducarididae Bruce, 1993
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   ClassMalacostraca Latreille, 1802  
                      SubclassEumalacostraca Grobben, 1892  
                         SuperorderEucarida Calman, 1904 – camarăo, caranguejo, ermităo, lagosta, siri  
                            OrderDecapoda Latreille, 1802 – crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, crabes, crevettes, écrevisses, homards  
                               SuborderPleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963  
                                  InfraorderCaridea Dana, 1852  
                                     SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815  
                                        FamilyPalaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Genus Actinimenes Duris & Horká, 2017  
                                           Genus Allopontonia Bruce, 1972  
                                           Genus Altopontonia Bruce, 1990  
                                           Genus Amphipontonia Bruce, 1991  
                                           Genus Anapontonia Bruce, 1966  
                                           Genus Anchiopontonia Bruce, 1992  
                                           Genus Anchistioides Paul'son, 1875  
                                           Genus Anchistus Borradaile, 1898  
                                           Genus Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902  
                                           Genus Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010  
                                           Genus Anisomenaeus Bruce, 2010  
                                           Genus Apopontonia Bruce, 1976  
                                           Genus Arachnochium Wowor & Ng, 2010  
                                           Genus Araiopontonia Fujino & Miyake, 1970  
                                           Genus Ascidonia Fransen, 2002  
                                           Genus Balssia Kemp, 1922  
                                           Genus Bathymenes Kou, X. Li & Bruce, 2016  
                                           Genus Blepharocaris Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2007  
                                           Genus Brachycarpus Spence Bate, 1888  
                                           Genus Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 2006  
                                           Genus Bruceonia Fransen, 2002  
                                           Genus Cainonia Bruce, 2005  
                                           Genus Calathaemon Bruce & Short, 1993  
                                           Genus Carinopontonia Bruce, 1988  
                                           Genus Chacella Bruce, 1986  
                                           Genus Climeniperaeus Bruce, 1995  
                                           Genus Colemonia Bruce, 2005  
                                           Genus Conchodytes Peters, 1852  
                                           Genus Coralliocaris Stimpson, 1860  
                                           Genus Coutierea Nobili, 1901  
                                           Genus Creaseria Holthuis, 1950  
                                           Genus Crinotonia Marin, 2006  
                                           Genus Cristimenes Duris & Horká, 2008  
                                           Genus Ctenopontonia Bruce, 1979  
                                           Genus Cuapetes Clark, 1919  
                                           Genus Dactylonia Fransen, 2002  
                                           Genus Dasella Lebour, 1945  
                                           Genus Dasycaris Kemp, 1922  
                                           Genus Diapontonia Bruce, 1986  
                                           Genus Echinopericlimenes Marin & T.-Y. Chan, 2014  
                                           Genus Epipontonia Bruce, 1977  
                                           Genus Eupontonia Bruce, 1971  
                                           Genus Exoclimenella Bruce, 1995  
                                           Genus Exopontonia Bruce, 1988  
                                           Genus Fennera Holthuis, 1951  
                                           Genus Gnathophylleptum d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2001  
                                           Genus Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 1933  
                                           Genus Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819  
                                           Genus Hamiger Borradaile, 1916  
                                           Genus Hamodactyloides Fujino, 1973  
                                           Genus Hamodactylus Holthuis, 1952  
                                           Genus Hamopontonia Bruce, 1970  
                                           Genus Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 1917  
                                           Genus Harpilius Dana, 1852  
                                           Genus Holthuisaeus Anker & De Grave, 2010  
                                           Genus Hymenocera Latreille, 1819  
                                           Genus Ischnopontonia Bruce, 1966  
                                           Genus Isopontonia Bruce, 1982  
                                           Genus Izucaris Okuno, 1999  
                                           Genus Jocaste Holthuis, 1952  
                                           Genus Kaviengella Sobánová & Duris, 2018  
                                           Genus Laomenes Clark, 1919  
                                           Genus Leander E. Desmarest, 1849  
                                           Genus Leandrites Holthuis, 1950  
                                           Genus Leptocarpus Holthuis, 1950  
                                           Genus Leptomenaeus Bruce, 2007  
                                           Genus Leptopalaemon Bruce & Short, 1993  
                                           Genus Levicaris Bruce, 1973  
                                           Genus Lipkebe Chace, 1969  
                                           Genus Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 2010  
                                           Genus Macrobrachium Spence Bate, 1868  
                                           Genus Madangella Frolová & Duris, 2018  
                                           Genus Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno & Li, 2005  
                                           Genus Margitonia Bruce, 2007  
                                           Genus Mesopontonia Bruce, 1967  
                                           Genus Metapontonia Bruce, 1967  
                                           Genus Michaelimenes Okuno, 2017  
                                           Genus Miopontonia Bruce, 1985  
                                           Genus Nematopalaemon Holthuis, 1950  
                                           Genus Neoanchistus Bruce, 1975  
                                           Genus Neoclimenes Mitsuhashi, Li & Chan, 2010  
                                           Genus Neopalaemon H. H. Hobbs Jr., 1973  
                                           Genus Neopericlimenes Heard, Spotte & Bubucis, 1993  
                                           Genus Neopontonides Holthuis, 1951  
                                           Genus Nippontonia Bruce & Bauer, 1997  
                                           Genus Notopontonia Bruce, 1991  
                                           Genus Odontonia Fransen, 2002  
                                           Genus Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981  
                                           Genus Onycocaridites Bruce, 1987  
                                           Genus Onycocaris Nobili, 1904  
                                           Genus Onycomenes Bruce, 2009  
                                           Genus Opaepupu Anker & De Grave, 2021  
                                           Genus Orthopontonia Bruce, 1982  
                                           Genus Palaemon Weber, 1795  
                                           Genus Palaemonella Dana, 1852  
                                           Genus Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 1988  
                                           Genus Paraclimenes Bruce, 1995  
                                           Genus Paranchistus Holthuis, 1952  
                                           Genus Paratypton Balss, 1914  
                                           Genus Patonia Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2006  
                                           Genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915  
                                           Genus Periclimenella Bruce, 1995  
                                           Genus Periclimenes O. G. Costa, 1844  
                                           Genus Periclimenoides Bruce, 1990  
                                           Genus Philarius Holthuis, 1952  
                                           Genus Phycomenes Bruce, 2008  
                                           Genus Phyllognathia Borradaile, 1915  
                                           Genus Pinnotherotonia Marin & Paulay, 2010  
                                           Genus Platycaris Holthuis, 1952  
                                           Genus Platypontonia Bruce, 1968  
                                           Genus Plesiomenaeus Bruce, 2009  
                                           Genus Plesiopontonia Bruce, 1985  
                                           Genus Pliopontonia Bruce, 1973  
                                           Genus Pontonia Latreille, 1829  
                                           Genus Pontonides Borradaile, 1917  
                                           Genus Pontoniopsides Bruce, 2005  
                                           Genus Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 1915  
                                           Genus Poripontonia Fransen, 2003  
                                           Genus Propontonia Bruce, 1969  
                                           Genus Pseudoclimenes Bruce, 2008  
                                           Genus Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951  
                                           Genus Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 1911  
                                           Genus Pseudopontonia Bruce, 1992  
                                           Genus Pseudopontonides Heard, 1986  
                                           Genus Pseudoveleronia Marin, 2008  
                                           Genus Pycnocaris Bruce, 1972  
                                           Genus Rapimenes Duris & Horká, 2008  
                                           Genus Rapipontonia Marin, 2007  
                                           Genus Rhopalaemon Ashelby & De Grave, 2010  
                                           Genus Rostronia Fransen, 2002  
                                           Genus Sandimenes Li, 2009  
                                           Genus Sandyella Marin, 2009  
                                           Genus Stegopontonia Nobili, 1906  
                                           Genus Tectopontonia Bruce, 1973  
                                           Genus Tenuipedium Wowor & Ng, 2010  
                                           Genus Thaumastocaris Kemp, 1922  
                                           Genus Troglindicus Sankolli & Shenoy, 1979  
                                           Genus Troglocubanus Holthuis, 1949  
                                           Genus Troglomexicanus Villalobos, Alvarez & Iliffe, 1999  
                                           Genus Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965  
                                           Genus Typton O. G. Costa, 1844  
                                           Genus Typtonoides Bruce, 2010  
                                           Genus Typtonomenaeus Marin & T.-Y. Chan, 2013  
                                           Genus Typtonychus Bruce, 1996  
                                           Genus Unesconia Anker, 2020  
                                           Genus Unguicaris Marin & Chan, 2006  
                                           Genus Urocaridella Borradaile, 1915  
                                           Genus Urocaris Stimpson, 1860  
                                           Genus Veleronia Holthuis, 1951  
                                           Genus Veleroniopsis Gore, 1981  
                                           Genus Vir Holthuis, 1952  
                                           Genus Waldola Holthuis, 1951  
                                           Genus Yemenicaris Bruce, 1997  
                                           Genus Zenopontonia Bruce, 1975  
                                           Genus Zoukaris Anker & Corbari, 2020  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Brian Kensley  
  Notes: National Museum of Natural History 10th and Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20560, USA   
  Reference for: Palaemonidae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Chace, Fenner A., Jr., and A. J. Bruce  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition 1907-1910, pt. 6: Superfamily Palaemonoidea   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 543   
  Page(s): vii + 152   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Chow, Lai Him, Sammy De Grave, and Ling Ming Tsang  
  Publication Date: 2020   
  Article/Chapter Title: The family Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915 (Decapoda: Caridea) is a synonym of Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 based on molecular and morphological evidence   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Crustacean Biology, vol. 40, no. 3   
  Page(s): 277-287   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0278-0372   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): De Grave, Sammy, and C. H. J. M. Fransen  
  Publication Date: 2011   
  Article/Chapter Title: Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the Dendrobranchiate, Stenopodidean, Procarididean and Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zoologische Mededelingen, vol. 85, no. 9   
  Page(s): 195-589   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-90-6519-2004, 0024-0672  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): De Grave, Sammy, Charles H. J. M. Fransen, and Timothy J. Page  
  Publication Date: 2015   
  Article/Chapter Title: Let's be pals again: major systematic changes in Palaemonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: PeerJ, vol. 3, e1167   
  Page(s): 1-21   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 2689-7733   
  Notes: doi: 10.7717/peerj.1167   
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Martin, Joel W., and George E. Davis  
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Science Series 39   
  Page(s): 124   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-891276-27-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31   
  Page(s): 545   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-64-6, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Palaemonidae   
       

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