The
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Pandalidae is a taxon of
caridean shrimp
The Caridea, commonly known as caridean shrimp or true shrimp, are an infraorder of shrimp within the order Decapoda. This infraorder contains all species of true shrimp. They are found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Many ...
. These
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 ...
are commonly called pandalid shrimp. They are edible and have high economic value. They are characterised by the subdivided carpus of the second
pereiopod
The decapod (crustaceans such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various g ...
and, mainly, by the lack of the
chelae
A chela ()also called a claw, nipper, or pinceris a pincer (biology), pincer-like organ at the end of certain limbs of some arthropods. The name comes from Ancient Greek , through New Latin '. The plural form is chelae. Legs bearing a chela are ...
(claws) on the first pereiopod. This is a cold-water family, and their representation in tropical areas is made by deep-sea shrimp.
The genus ''
Physetocaris
''Physetocaris'' is a monotypic genus of caridean shrimp, containing a single species, ''Physetocaris microphthalma''.
Systematics
''Physetocaris microphthalma'' is placed in its own family (Physetocarididae) and superfamily (Physetocaridoidea) ...
'', sometimes placed in this family, is now considered to be in its own family, Physetocarididae.
Genera
The following genera are currently classified in the family Pandalidae:
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Anachlorocurtis''
Hayashi, 1975
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Atlantopandalus''
Komai, 1999
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Austropandalus''
Holthuis, 1952
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Bitias''
Fransen, 1990
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Calipandalus''
Komai & Chan, 2003
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Chelonika''
Fransen, 1997
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Chlorocurtis''
Kemp, 1925
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Chlorotocella''
Balss, 1914
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Chlorotocus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1882
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Dichelopandalus''
Caullery, 1896
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Dorodotes''
Bate, 1888
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Heterocarpus
''Heterocarpus'' is a genus of deep-sea Caridea, shrimp, mainly of tropical areas all over the world.
Description
''Heterocarpus'' is characterised by the highly unequal second pair of pereiopods: one side is long and thin and the other is shor ...
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A. Milne-Edwards, 1881b
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Miropandalus''
Bruce, 1983
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Notopandalus''
Yaldwyn, 1960
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Pandalina''
Calman, 1899
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Pandalopsis''
Bate, 1888
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Pandalus
''Pandalus'' (cold-water prawn) is a genus of shrimp in the family Pandalidae. Members of the genus are medium-sized and live on or near the seabed. Some species are the subject of commercial fisheries and are caught by trawling. One species, ...
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Leach, 1814
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Pantomus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1883
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Peripandalus''
De Man, 1917
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Plesionika''
Bate, 1888
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Procletes''
Bate, 1888
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Pseudopandalus''
Crosnier, 1997
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Stylopandalus''
Coutière, 1905
References
Caridea
Decapod families
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