''Palaemon'' is a
genus
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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 ...
of the
family
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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 commercia ...
. The conventional
circumscription
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*Circumscription (taxonomy)
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of the genus ''Palaemon'' is probably
paraphyletic.
Molecular data suggest that ''
Palaemonetes
''Palaemonetes'', its common names include glass shrimp, ghost shrimp, feeder shrimp, is a genus of caridean shrimp comprising a geographically diverse group of fresh water, brackish and marine crustaceans. Conventionally, ''Palaemonetes'' i ...
'', as well as the genera ''
Exopalaemon
''Palaemon'' is a genus of Caridea, caridean shrimp of the family (biology), family Palaemonidae. The conventional circumscription (taxonomy), circumscription of the genus ''Palaemon'' is probably paraphyletic. Molecular phylogenetics, Molecular ...
'' and ''
Couteriella'', are nested within ''Palaemon''. Phylogenetic affinities in these groups correspond better with geographical origin than conventional genus assignments.
Members
The genus contains the following species:
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Palaemon adspersus''
Rathke, 1837
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Palaemon affinis''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Palaemon capensis
''Palaemon capensis'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqebe ...
''
(De Man ''in'' M. Weber, 1897)
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Palaemon carteri''
(Holthuis, 1950)
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Palaemon concinnus''
Dana, 1852 (mangrove prawn)
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Palaemon curvirostris''
Nguyên, 1992
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Palaemon debilis''
Dana, 1852
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Palaemon dolospinus
''Palaemon dolospinus'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 de ...
''
Walker & Poore, 2003
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Palaemon elegans
''Palaemon elegans'' sometimes known by the common name rockpool shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is native to the eastern North Atlantic (including Macaronesia), the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
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Rathke, 1837 (rockpool prawn)
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Palaemon floridanus
''Palaemon floridanus'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 d ...
''
Chace, 1942 (Florida grass shrimp)
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Palaemon gladiator
''Palaemon gladiator'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 de ...
''
Holthuis, 1950
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Palaemon gracilis
''Palaemon gracilis'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 dee ...
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(Smith, 1871)
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Palaemon gravieri
''Palaemon gravieri'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 dee ...
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(Yu, 1930)
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Palaemon guangdongensis
''Palaemon guangdongensis'' is a shrimp species in the family 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 th ...
''
Liu, Liang & Yan, 1990
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Palaemon hancocki
''Palaemon hancocki'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 dee ...
''
Holthuis, 1950
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Palaemon intermedius
''Palaemon intermedius'' is a species of shrimp of the family (biology), family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to temperate waters around southeastern Australia. The shrimp is translucent, with red spots and narrow stripes.
References
Crusta ...
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(Stimpson, 1860)
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Palaemon ivonicus''
Carvalho, Magalhães, & Mantelatto, 2014
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Palaemon khori''
De Grave & Al-Maslamani, 2006
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Palaemon litoreus''
(McCulloch, 1909)
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Palaemon longirostris
''Palaemon longirostris'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is considered an invasive species in the Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east ...
''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Palaemon macrodactylus''
Rathbun, 1902
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Palaemon maculatus''
(Thallwitz, 1892)
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Palaemon modestus''
(Heller, 1862)
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Palaemon miyadii''
(Kubo, 1938)
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Palaemon northropi
''Palaemon northropi'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 de ...
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(Rankin, 1898)
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Palaemon ogasawaraensis''
Kato & Takeda, 1981
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Palaemon ortmanni''
Rathbun, 1902
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Palaemon pacificus
''Palaemon pacificus'' is a species of shrimp of the family 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 de ...
''
(Stimpson, 1860)
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Palaemon paivai''
Fausto Filho, 1967
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Palaemon pandaliformis
''Palaemon pandaliformis'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is found along with ''Palaemon northropi
''Palaemon northropi'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the or ...
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(Stimpson, 1871)
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Palaemon paucidens
''Palaemon paucidens'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is found in rivers on the Korean Peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th ...
''
De Haan, 1844
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Palaemon peringueyi''
(Stebbing, 1915)
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Palaemon peruanus''
Holthuis, 1950
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Palaemon powelli''
Ashelby & De Grave, 2009
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Palaemon ritteri
''Palaemon ritteri'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It lives in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans surrounding South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Sout ...
''
Holmes, 1895
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Palaemon semmelinkii
''Palaemon semmelinkii'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It can be found in mangrove forest
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertida ...
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(De Man, 1881)
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Palaemon serenus''
Heller, 1862
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Palaemon serratus''
(Pennant, 1777) (common prawn)
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Palaemon serrifer''
(Stimpson, 1860)
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Palaemon sewelli''
(Kemp, 1925)
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Palaemon tenuidactylus''
Liu, Liang & Yan, 1990
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Palaemon vicinus''
Ashelby, 2009
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Palaemon varians''
Leach, 1813
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Palaemon xiphias''
Risso, 1816
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Palaemon yamashitai''
Fujino & Miyake, 1970
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Palaemon yuna''
Carvalho, Magalhães, & Mantelatto, 2014
References
Palaemonidae
Decapod genera
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