Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Family Palaemonidae Higher classification Palaemonidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda Scientific name Palaemon Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Palaemon serratus, Palaemon adspersus, Lake prawn | ||
Palaemon is a genus of caridean shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. The conventional circumscription of the genus Palaemon is probably paraphyletic. Molecular data suggest that Palaemonetes, as well as the genera Exopalaemon and Couteriella, are nested within Palaemon. Phylogenetic affinities in these groups correspond better with geographical origin than conventional genus assignments.
Members
The genus contains the following species:
References
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