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

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Palaemon
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Palaemon pacificus
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Palaemon elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
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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  • Alaocaris Holthuis, 1949
  • Allocaris Sollaud, 1911
  • Coutierella Sollaud, 1914
  • Exopalaemon Holthuis, 1950
  • Palaeander Holthuis, 1950
  • Palaemon Fabricius, 1798
  • Palaemon (Exopalaemon) Holthuis, 1950
  • Palaemon (Palaemon) Weber, 1795
  • Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
  • Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) Heller, 1869
  • Palaemonopsis Stimpson, 1871
  • Palemon Weber, 1795
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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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