Palaemonoidea
| Palaemonoidea | |
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| Palaemon elegans (Palaemonidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: |
Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Families | |
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Palaemonoidea is a large superfamily of shrimp, containing nearly 1,000 species. The position of the family Typhlocarididae is unclear, although the monophyly of a group containing the remaining seven families is well supported.
Gnathophyllum americanum, a Palaemonidae
Hymenocera picta, the only Hymenoceridae
Periclimenes imperator, a Palaemonidae
Typhlocaris ayyaloni, a Typhlocarididae
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