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palaemonid shrimps
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palaemonid shrimps

Palaemonidae

Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Two subfamilies are distinguished: Palaemoninae and Pontoniinae. Palaemoninae are mainly carnivores that eat small invertebrates and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. The most significant genus is Macrobrachium, which contains commercially fished species. Pontoniinae inhabit coral reefs, where they associate with certain invertebrates such as sponges, cnidarians, mollusks and echinoderms as cleaner shrimps, parasites, or commensals. They generally feed on detritus,...

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60 branches of this family, most-observed first

Glass Shrimps

genusPalaemon

River Prawns

genusMacrobrachium

Anemone Shrimps

genusAncylomenes

Ancylocaris

genusAncylocaris

Periclimenes

genusPericlimenes

Zenopontonia

genusZenopontonia

Cuapetes

genusCuapetes

Gnathophyllum

genusGnathophyllum

Pontonides

genusPontonides

Palaemonella

genusPalaemonella

Harlequin Shrimps

genusHymenocera

Leander

genusLeander

Laomenes

genusLaomenes

Urocaridella

genusUrocaridella

Phyllognathia

genusPhyllognathia

Dasycaris

genusDasycaris

Manipontonia

genusManipontonia

Brachycarpus

genusBrachycarpus

Hamodactylus

genusHamodactylus

Hamopontonia

genusHamopontonia

Harpiliopsis

genusHarpiliopsis

Creaseria

genusCreaseria

Stegopontonia

genusStegopontonia

Pliopontonia

genusPliopontonia

Tuleariocaris

genusTuleariocaris

Coralliocaris

genusCoralliocaris

Rapipontonia

genusRapipontonia

Periclimenaeus

genusPericlimenaeus

Actinimenes

genusActinimenes

Gnathophylloides

genusGnathophylloides

Odontonia

genusOdontonia

Balssia

genusBalssia

Pontonia

genusPontonia

Thaumastocaris

genusThaumastocaris

Allopontonia

genusAllopontonia

Periclimenella

genusPericlimenella

Lipkemenes

genusLipkemenes

Pseudopontonides

genusPseudopontonides

Philarius

genusPhilarius

Metapontonia

genusMetapontonia

Exoclimenella

genusExoclimenella

Conchodytes

genusConchodytes

Izucaris

genusIzucaris

Isopontonia

genusIsopontonia

Cristimenes

genusCristimenes

Phycomenes

genusPhycomenes

Pontoniopsis

genusPontoniopsis

Dactylonia

genusDactylonia

Brucecaris

genusBrucecaris

Harpilius

genusHarpilius

Araiopontonia

genusAraiopontonia

Levicaris

genusLevicaris

Leptomenaeus

genusLeptomenaeus

Jocaste

genusJocaste

Nematopalaemon

genusNematopalaemon

Leptocarpus

genusLeptocarpus

Typton

genusTypton

Onycocaris

genusOnycocaris

Ischnopontonia

genusIschnopontonia

Ascidonia

genusAscidonia

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