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

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