Benthesicymus is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
- Benthesicymus altus <small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>
- Benthesicymus armatus <small>MacGilchrist, 1905</small>
- Benthesicymus bartletti <small>Smith, 1882</small>
- Benthesicymus brasiliensis <small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>
- Benthesicymus cereus <small>Burkenroad, 1936</small>
- Benthesicymus crenatus <small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>
- Benthesicymus howensis <small>Dall, 2001</small>
- Benthesicymus investigatoris <small>Alcock & Anderson, 1899</small>
- Benthesicymus iridescens <small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>
- Benthesicymus laciniatus <small>Rathbun, 1906</small>
- Benthesicymus seymouri <small>Tirmizi, 1960</small>
- Benthesicymus strabus <small>Burkenroad, 1936</small>
- Benthesicymus tanneri <small>Faxon, 1893</small>
- Benthesicymus tirmiziae <small>Crosnier, 1978</small>
- Benthesicymus urinator <small>Burkenroad, 1936</small>
A single fossil species, formerly included in the genus Benthesicymus, is now placed in a separate genus, Palaeobenthesicymus.
A 2020 study showed Benthesicymus to be paraphyletic with five robust clades, 4 of which were diagnosed as new genera:
- Bathicaris , gen. nov.
- Bathicaris brasiliensis , comb. nov.
- Bathicaris cereus , comb. nov.
- Bathicaris iridescens , comb. nov.
- Bathicaris seymouri , comb. nov.
- Bathicaris strabus , comb. nov.
- Bathicaris urinator , comb. nov.
- Dalicaris , gen. nov.
- Dalicaris altus , comb. nov.
- Maorrancaris , gen. nov.
- Maorrancaris investigatoris , comb. nov
- Trichocaris , gen. nov.
- Trichocaris bartletti , comb. nov.
- Trichocaris tanneri , comb. nov.
- Trichocaris tirmiziae , comb. nov.
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