The family Pandalidae is a taxon of caridean shrimp. These species are commonly called pandalid shrimp. They are edible and have high economic value. They are characterised by the subdivided carpus of the second pereiopod and, mainly, by the lack of the chelae (claws) on the first pereiopod. This is a cold-water family, and their representation in tropical areas is made by deep-sea shrimp.[1] The genus Physetocaris, sometimes placed in this family, is now considered to be in its own family, Physetocarididae.[2]
| Pandalidae | |
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| Pandalus borealis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Pandaloidea |
| Family: | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 |
Genera edit
The following genera are currently classified in the family Pandalidae:[2]
- Anachlorocurtis Hayashi, 1975
- Atlantopandalus Komai, 1999
- Austropandalus Holthuis, 1952
- Bitias Fransen, 1990
- Calipandalus Komai & Chan, 2003
- Chelonika Fransen, 1997
- Chlorocurtis Kemp, 1925
- Chlorotocella Balss, 1914
- Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edwards, 1882
- Dichelopandalus Caullery, 1896
- Dorodotes Bate, 1888
- Heterocarpus A. Milne-Edwards, 1881b
- Miropandalus Bruce, 1983
- Notopandalus Yaldwyn, 1960
- Pandalina Calman, 1899
- Pandalus Leach, 1814
- Pantomus A. Milne-Edwards, 1883
- Peripandalus De Man, 1917
- Plesionika Bate, 1888
- Procletes Bate, 1888
- Pseudopandalus Crosnier, 1997
- Stylopandalus Coutière, 1905
References edit
- ^ Raymond T. Bauer (2004). Remarkable Shrimps: Adaptations and Natural History of the Carideans. Animal Natural History Series, volume 7. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 296. ISBN 0-8061-3555-7.
- ^ a b Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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