List of Palaemonidae genera


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

Palaemonidae genera

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