Palaemonoidea
Superfamily of shrimp
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Palaemonoidea is a large superfamily of shrimp, containing nearly 1,000 species.[1] The position of the family Typhlocarididae is unclear, although the monophyly of a group containing the remaining seven families is well supported.[2]
- Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915
- Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915
- Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950
- Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852
- Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890
- Kakaducarididae Bruce, 1993
- Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Typhlocarididae Annandale & Kemp, 1913
Hymenocera picta, the only Hymenoceridae
| Palaemonoidea | |
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| Palaemon elegans (Palaemonidae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Families | |
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