ERMS taxon details
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815
106788 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106788)
accepted
Family
Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852 · unaccepted
Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted
Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879 · unaccepted
- Genus Ascidonia Fransen, 2002
- Genus Balssia Kemp, 1922
- Genus Brachycarpus Spence Bate, 1888
- Genus Cuapetes Clark, 1919
- Genus Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819
- Genus Leander Desmarest, 1849
- Genus Michaelimenes Okuno, 2017
- Genus Palaemon Weber, 1795
- Genus Palaemonella Dana, 1852
- Genus Periclimenes O.G. Costa, 1844
- Genus Pontonia Latreille, 1829
- Genus Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965
- Genus Typton O.G. Costa, 1844
- Genus Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 accepted as Palaemon Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106788 on 2025-05-14
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106788 on 2025-05-14
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original description
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details]
original description (of Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779609 [details]
original description (of Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details]
original description (of Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879) Kingsley, J.S. (1878 [1879]). List of the North American Crustacea belonging to the suborder Caridea. <em>Bulletin of the Essex Institute.</em> 10(4–6): 53–71. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779609 [details]
original description (of Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details]
original description (of Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879) Kingsley, J.S. (1878 [1879]). List of the North American Crustacea belonging to the suborder Caridea. <em>Bulletin of the Essex Institute.</em> 10(4–6): 53–71. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palaemonidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palaemonidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1879)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852)
To ITIS