Benthesicymus is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:[2]
- Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 1881
- Benthesicymus armatus MacGilchrist, 1905
- Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
- Benthesicymus brasiliensis Spence Bate, 1881
- Benthesicymus cereus Burkenroad, 1936
- Benthesicymus crenatus Spence Bate, 1881
- Benthesicymus howensis Dall, 2001
- Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & Anderson, 1899
- Benthesicymus iridescens Spence Bate, 1881
- Benthesicymus laciniatus Rathbun, 1906
- Benthesicymus seymouri Tirmizi, 1960
- Benthesicymus strabus Burkenroad, 1936
- Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893
- Benthesicymus tirmiziae Crosnier, 1978
- Benthesicymus urinator Burkenroad, 1936
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A single fossil species, formerly included in the genus Benthesicymus, is now placed in a separate genus, Palaeobenthesicymus.[3]
A 2020 study showed Benthesicymus to be paraphyletic with five robust clades, 4 of which were diagnosed as new genera:[4]
- Bathicaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
- Bathicaris brasiliensis (Spence Bate, 1881), comb. nov.
- Bathicaris cereus (Burkenroad, 1936), comb. nov.
- Bathicaris iridescens (Spence Bate, 1881), comb. nov.
- Bathicaris seymouri (Tirmizi, 1960), comb. nov.
- Bathicaris strabus (Burkenroad, 1936), comb. nov.
- Bathicaris urinator (Burkenroad, 1936), comb. nov.
- Dalicaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
- Dalicaris altus (Spence Bate, 1881), comb. nov.
- Maorrancaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
- Maorrancaris investigatoris (Alcock & Anderson, 1899), comb. nov
- Trichocaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
- Trichocaris bartletti (Smith, 1882), comb. nov.
- Trichocaris tanneri (Faxon, 1893), comb. nov.
- Trichocaris tirmiziae (Crosnier, 1978), comb. nov.
Vereshchaka, Alexander L.; Corbari, Laure; Kulagin, Dmitry N.; Lunina, Anastasia A.; Olesen, Jørgen (2020). "A phylogeny-based revision of the shrimp genera Altelatipes, Benthonectes and Benthesicymus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Benthesicymidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 189 (1): 207–227. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz125.