Palaemonidae

thumb|Harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera picta Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is Macrobrachium, which contains commercially fished species. Others inhabit coral reefs, where they associate with certain invertebrates, such as sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, and echinoderms, as cleaner shrimps, parasites, or commensals. They generally feed on detritus, though some are carnivores and hunt tiny animals.

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Macrobrachium is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male. The genus is cosmopolitan, found throughout the tropical, freshwater and estuarine ecosystems of both the Old and New Worlds. The genus has a difficult taxonomic history due to morphological conservation between its species (plesiomorphy), and conversely, variations within a single species (polymorphism), leading to the discovery of cryptic species which were only revealed through genetic analysis and morphometry.

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Periclimenes, commonly known as glass shrimp or cleaner shrimp, is a symbiotic and often commensalistic genus of translucent shrimp within the family Palaemonidae. Species of this large genus feature a wide variety of coloration and patterns, widespread distribution throughout much of the world's tropical oceans, and are often sought out for aquarium trade.

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Urocaridella is a genus of shrimps comprising the following species:

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Coralliocaris is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Palaemonidae.

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Neopontonides is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Palaemonidae.

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Pontonia is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Palaemonidae.

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Nematopalaemon is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Palaemonidae.

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Zenopontonia is a genus of shrimp within the family Palaemonidae.

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Cryphiops is a genus of shrimp belonging to the family Palaemonidae.