List of Palaemonidae genera

Last updated May 28, 2025

These 163 genera belong to the family Palaemonidae, palaemonid shrimps. At least 1,200 described species are placed in the Palaemonidae.^[1]^[2]

Palaemonidae genera

Actinimenes Duriš & Horká, 2017
Allopontonia Bruce, 1972
Altopontonia Bruce, 1990
Amphipontonia Bruce, 1991
Anapontonia Bruce, 1966
Anchiopontonia Bruce, 1992
Anchistus Borradaile, 1898
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010
Anisomenaeus Bruce, 2010
Apopontonia Bruce, 1976
Arachnochium N.g.Wowor, 2010
Araiopontonia Fujino & Miyake, 1970
Ascidonia Fransen, 2002
Balssia Kemp, 1922
Bathymenes Kou, Li & Bruce, 2016
Blepharocaris Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2007
Brachycarpus Bate, 1888
Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 2006
Bruceonia Fransen, 2002
Cainonia Bruce, 2005
Calathaemon Bruce & Short, 1993
Carinopontonia Bruce, 1988
Chacella Bruce, 1986
Climeniperaeus Bruce, 1995
Colemonia Bruce, 2005
Conchodytes Peters, 1852
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 1860
Coutierea Nobili, 1901
Creaseria Holthuis, 1950
Crinotonia Marin, 2006
Cristimenes Duriš & Horká, 2017
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
Ctenopontonia Bruce, 1979
Cuapetes Clarke, 1919
Dactylonia Fransen, 2002
Dasella Lebour, 1945
Dasycaris Kemp, 1922
Diapontonia Bruce, 1986
Echinopericlimenes Marin & Chan, 2014
Epipontonia Bruce, 1977
Eupontonia Bruce, 1971
Exoclimenella Bruce, 1995
Exopontonia Bruce, 1988
Fennera Holthuis, 1951
Gnathophylleptum d’Udekem d’Acoz, 2001
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 1933
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819
Hamiger Borradaile, 1916
Hamodactyloides Fujino, 1973
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 1952
Hamopontonia Bruce, 1970
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 1917
Harpilius Dana, 1852
Holthuisaeus Anker & De Grave, 2010
Hymenocera Latreille, 1819
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 1966
Isopontonia Bruce, 1982
Izucaris Okuno, 1999
Jocaste Holthuis, 1952
Kaviengella Šobánová & Duriš, 2018
Laomenes Clarke, 1919
Leander Desmarest, 1849
Leandrites Holthuis, 1950
Leptocarpus Holthuis, 1950
Leptomenaeus Bruce, 2007
Leptopalaemon Bruce & Short, 1993
Levicaris Bruce, 1973
Lipkebe Chace, 1969
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 2010
Macrobrachium Bate, 1868
Madangella Frolova & Duris, 2018
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno & Li, 2005
Margitonia Bruce, 2007
Mesopontonia Bruce, 1967
Metapontonia Bruce, 1967
Michaelimenes Okuno, 2017
Miopontonia Bruce, 1985
Nematopalaemon Holthuis, 1950
Neoanchistus Bruce, 1975
Neoclimenes L.i.Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2010
Neopalaemon H.H.Jr.Hobbs, 1973
Neopericlimenes Heard, Spotte & Bubucis, 1993
Neopontonides Holthuis, 1951
Nippontonia Bruce & Bauer, 1997
Notopontonia Bruce, 1991
Odontonia Fransen, 2002
Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981
Onycocaridites Bruce, 1987
Onycocaris Nobili, 1904
Onycomenes Bruce, 2009
Opaepupu Anker & DeGrave, 2021^[3]
Orthopontonia Bruce, 1982
Palaemon Weber, 1795
Palaemonella Dana, 1852
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 1988
Paraclimenes Bruce, 1995
Paranchistus Holthuis, 1952
Paratypton Balss, 1914
Patonia Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2006
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenella Bruce, 1995
Periclimenes Costa, 1844
Periclimenoides Bruce, 1990
Philarius Holthuis, 1952
Phycomenes Bruce, 2008
Phyllognathia Borradaile, 1915
Pinnotherotonia Marin & Paulay, 2010
Platycaris Holthuis, 1952
Platypontonia Bruce, 1968
Plesiomenaeus Bruce, 2009
Plesiopontonia Bruce, 1985
Pliopontonia Bruce, 1973
Pontonia Latreille, 1829
Pontonides Borradaile, 1917
Pontoniopsides Bruce, 2005
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 1915
Poripontonia Fransen, 2003
Propontonia Bruce, 1969
Pseudoclimenes Bruce, 2008
Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951
Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 1911
Pseudopontonia Bruce, 1992
Pseudopontonides Heard, 1986
Pseudoveleronia Marin, 2008
Pycnocaris Bruce, 1972
Rapimenes Duriš & Horká, 2017
Rapipontonia Marin, 2007
Rhopalaemon Ashelby & De Grave, 2010
Rostronia Fransen, 2002
Sandimenes Li, 2009
Sandyella Marin, 2009
Stegopontonia Nobili, 1906
Tectopontonia Bruce, 1973
Tenuipedium N.g.Wowor, 2010
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 1922
Troglindicus Sankolli & Shenoy, 1979
Troglocubanus Holthuis, 1949
Troglomexicanus Villalobos, Alvarez & Iliffe, 1999
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965
Typton Costa, 1844
Typtonoides Bruce, 2010
Typtonomenaeus Marin & Chan, 2013
Typtonychus Bruce, 1996
Unguicaris Marin & Chan, 2006
Urocaridella Borradaile, 1915
Urocaris Stimpson, 1860
Veleronia Holthuis, 1951
Veleroniopsis Gore, 1981
Vir Holthuis, 1952
Waldola Holthuis, 1951
Yemenicaris Bruce, 1997
Zenopontonia Bruce, 1975
† Alburnia Bravi & Garassino, 1998
† Bechleja Houša, 1957
† Beurlenia Martins-Neto & Mezzalira, 1991
† Kellnerius Santana, Pinheiro, Da Silva & Saraiva, 2013
† Micropsalis von Meyer, 1859
† Propalaemon Woodward, 1903
† Pseudocaridinella Martins-Neto & Mezzalira, 1991
† Schmelingia Schweigert, 2002
† Yongjiacaris Garassino, Shen, Schram & Taylor, 2002

References

↑ "Palaemonidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
↑ WoRMS Editorial Board (2019). "World Register of Marine Species". doi:10.14284/170.
↑ Anker, Arthur; Grave, Sammy De (2021-01-06). "Opaepupu , a new genus and species of bivalve-associated shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from Hawai'i" . Zootaxa. 4903 (1): 55–70. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33757105.

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[gbif-1] "Palaemonidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.

[worms-2] WoRMS Editorial Board (2019). "World Register of Marine Species". doi:10.14284/170.

[3] Anker, Arthur; Grave, Sammy De (2021-01-06). "Opaepupu , a new genus and species of bivalve-associated shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from Hawai'i" . Zootaxa. 4903 (1): 55–70. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33757105.

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