Palaemonoidea is a large
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
of
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
, containing nearly 1,000
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
.
The position of the family
Typhlocarididae
''Typhlocaris'' is a genus of blind cave-dwelling shrimp, placed in its own family, Typhlocarididae. It contains 4 species:
*''Typhlocaris ayyaloni
''Typhlocaris ayyaloni'' is a species of troglobitic shrimp in the family Typhlocarididae ...
is unclear, although the monophyly of a group containing the remaining seven families is well supported.
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Anchistioididae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commer ...
Borradaile, 1915
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Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915
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Euryrhynchidae
Euryrhynchidae is a family of crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods ...
Holthuis, 1950
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Gnathophyllidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commer ...
Dana, 1852
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Hymenoceridae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commer ...
Ortmann, 1890
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Kakaducarididae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commer ...
Bruce, 1993
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Palaemonidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commerc ...
Rafinesque, 1815
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Typhlocarididae
''Typhlocaris'' is a genus of blind cave-dwelling shrimp, placed in its own family, Typhlocarididae. It contains 4 species:
*''Typhlocaris ayyaloni
''Typhlocaris ayyaloni'' is a species of troglobitic shrimp in the family Typhlocarididae ...
Annandale & Kemp, 1913
Image:Gnathophyllum americanum Réunion.JPG, ''Gnathophyllum americanum
''Gnathophyllum americanum'', commonly known as the striped bumblebee shrimp, is a species of shrimp that is common throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Similar in coloration to a brightly coloured bumblebee
A bumblebee (or bumb ...
'', a Palaemonidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commerc ...
Image:Harlequin Shrimp 1.jpg, ''Hymenocera picta
''Hymenocera picta'', commonly known as the harlequin shrimp, is a species of saltwater shrimp found at coral reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is usually considered the only species in the genus ''Hymenocera'', but some split ...
'', the only Hymenoceridae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commer ...
Image:Emperor Shrimp - Periclimenes imperator.jpg, ''Periclimenes imperator
''Periclimenes imperator'', known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific. It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug '' Hexabranchus''. A. J. Bruce
A is the fi ...
'', a Palaemonidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commerc ...
Image:Typhlocaris ayyaloni cropped.jpg, ''Typhlocaris ayyaloni
''Typhlocaris ayyaloni'' is a species of troglobitic shrimp in the family Typhlocarididae.
Endemic fauna of Israel
Description
This species grows to 4 to 5 cm in length and is blind.
Distribution
''Typhlocaris ayyaloni'' species was di ...
'', a Typhlocarididae
''Typhlocaris'' is a genus of blind cave-dwelling shrimp, placed in its own family, Typhlocarididae. It contains 4 species:
*''Typhlocaris ayyaloni
''Typhlocaris ayyaloni'' is a species of troglobitic shrimp in the family Typhlocarididae ...
See also
*
Palaemon modestus
References
Caridea
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Arthropod superfamilies
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