Palaemon (crustacean)

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Palaemon is a genus of caridean shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Order:Decapoda
Suborder:Pleocyemata
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Palaemon
Palaemon pacificus
Palaemon elegans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemon
Weber, 1795
Type species
Palaemon adspersus
Rathke, 1837 [1]
Synonyms
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  • Palaemon Fabricius, 1798 (Preocc.)
  • Palemon Duméril, 1805 (Missp.)
  • Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
  • Palaemonopsis Stimpson, 1871
  • Allocaris Sollaud, 1911
  • Coutierella Sollaud, 1914
  • Alaocaris Holthuis, 1949
  • ExopalaemonHolthuis, 1950
  • Palaeander Holthuis, 1950
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Some species, including Palaemon macrodactylus and Palaemon orientis, can inhabit fish ponds where they compete with fish for food and can therefore be considered pests.[3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Palaemon:[2]


References

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