Palaemon (crustacean)

Palaemon
Palaemon pacificus
Palaemon elegans
Scientific classification
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 
Synonyms
List
  • 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

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

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.