List of Palaemonidae genera

These 163 genera belong to the family Palaemonidae, palaemonid shrimps. At least 1,200 described species are placed in the Palaemonidae.

Palaemonidae genera

 * Actinimenes Duriš & Horká, 2017
 * Allopontonia Bruce, 1972
 * Altopontonia Bruce, 1990
 * Amphipontonia Bruce, 1991
 * Anapontonia Bruce, 1966
 * Anchiopontonia Bruce, 1992
 * Anchistus Borradaile, 1898
 * Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902
 * Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010
 * Anisomenaeus Bruce, 2010
 * Apopontonia Bruce, 1976
 * Arachnochium N.g.Wowor, 2010
 * Araiopontonia Fujino & Miyake, 1970
 * Ascidonia Fransen, 2002
 * Balssia Kemp, 1922
 * Bathymenes Kou, Li & Bruce, 2016
 * Blepharocaris Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2007
 * Brachycarpus Bate, 1888
 * Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 2006
 * Bruceonia Fransen, 2002
 * Cainonia Bruce, 2005
 * Calathaemon Bruce & Short, 1993
 * Carinopontonia Bruce, 1988
 * Chacella Bruce, 1986
 * Climeniperaeus Bruce, 1995
 * Colemonia Bruce, 2005
 * Conchodytes Peters, 1852
 * Coralliocaris Stimpson, 1860
 * Coutierea Nobili, 1901
 * Creaseria Holthuis, 1950
 * Crinotonia Marin, 2006
 * Cristimenes Duriš & Horká, 2017
 * Cryphiops Dana, 1852
 * Ctenopontonia Bruce, 1979
 * Cuapetes Clarke, 1919
 * Dactylonia Fransen, 2002
 * Dasella Lebour, 1945
 * Dasycaris Kemp, 1922
 * Diapontonia Bruce, 1986
 * Echinopericlimenes Marin & Chan, 2014
 * Epipontonia Bruce, 1977
 * Eupontonia Bruce, 1971
 * Exoclimenella Bruce, 1995
 * Exopontonia Bruce, 1988
 * Fennera Holthuis, 1951
 * Gnathophylleptum d’Udekem d’Acoz, 2001
 * Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 1933
 * Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819
 * Hamiger Borradaile, 1916
 * Hamodactyloides Fujino, 1973
 * Hamodactylus Holthuis, 1952
 * Hamopontonia Bruce, 1970
 * Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 1917
 * Harpilius Dana, 1852
 * Holthuisaeus Anker & De Grave, 2010
 * Hymenocera Latreille, 1819
 * Ischnopontonia Bruce, 1966
 * Isopontonia Bruce, 1982
 * Izucaris Okuno, 1999
 * Jocaste Holthuis, 1952
 * Kaviengella Šobánová & Duriš, 2018
 * Laomenes Clarke, 1919
 * Leander Desmarest, 1849
 * Leandrites Holthuis, 1950
 * Leptocarpus Holthuis, 1950
 * Leptomenaeus Bruce, 2007
 * Leptopalaemon Bruce & Short, 1993
 * Levicaris Bruce, 1973
 * Lipkebe Chace, 1969
 * Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 2010
 * Macrobrachium Bate, 1868
 * Madangella Frolova & Duris, 2018
 * Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno & Li, 2005
 * Margitonia Bruce, 2007
 * Mesopontonia Bruce, 1967
 * Metapontonia Bruce, 1967
 * Michaelimenes Okuno, 2017
 * Miopontonia Bruce, 1985
 * Nematopalaemon Holthuis, 1950
 * Neoanchistus Bruce, 1975
 * Neoclimenes L.i.Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2010
 * Neopalaemon H.H.Jr.Hobbs, 1973
 * Neopericlimenes Heard, Spotte & Bubucis, 1993
 * Neopontonides Holthuis, 1951
 * Nippontonia Bruce & Bauer, 1997
 * Notopontonia Bruce, 1991
 * Odontonia Fransen, 2002
 * Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981
 * Onycocaridites Bruce, 1987
 * Onycocaris Nobili, 1904
 * Onycomenes Bruce, 2009
 * Opaepupu Anker & DeGrave, 2021
 * Orthopontonia Bruce, 1982
 * Palaemon Weber, 1795
 * Palaemonella Dana, 1852
 * Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
 * Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 1988
 * Paraclimenes Bruce, 1995
 * Paranchistus Holthuis, 1952
 * Paratypton Balss, 1914
 * Patonia Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2006
 * Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915
 * Periclimenella Bruce, 1995
 * Periclimenes Costa, 1844
 * Periclimenoides Bruce, 1990
 * Philarius Holthuis, 1952
 * Phycomenes Bruce, 2008
 * Phyllognathia Borradaile, 1915
 * Pinnotherotonia Marin & Paulay, 2010
 * Platycaris Holthuis, 1952
 * Platypontonia Bruce, 1968
 * Plesiomenaeus Bruce, 2009
 * Plesiopontonia Bruce, 1985
 * Pliopontonia Bruce, 1973
 * Pontonia Latreille, 1829
 * Pontonides Borradaile, 1917
 * Pontoniopsides Bruce, 2005
 * Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 1915
 * Poripontonia Fransen, 2003
 * Propontonia Bruce, 1969
 * Pseudoclimenes Bruce, 2008
 * Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951
 * Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 1911
 * Pseudopontonia Bruce, 1992
 * Pseudopontonides Heard, 1986
 * Pseudoveleronia Marin, 2008
 * Pycnocaris Bruce, 1972
 * Rapimenes Duriš & Horká, 2017
 * Rapipontonia Marin, 2007
 * Rhopalaemon Ashelby & De Grave, 2010
 * Rostronia Fransen, 2002
 * Sandimenes Li, 2009
 * Sandyella Marin, 2009
 * Stegopontonia Nobili, 1906
 * Tectopontonia Bruce, 1973
 * Tenuipedium N.g.Wowor, 2010
 * Thaumastocaris Kemp, 1922
 * Troglindicus Sankolli & Shenoy, 1979
 * Troglocubanus Holthuis, 1949
 * Troglomexicanus Villalobos, Alvarez & Iliffe, 1999
 * Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965
 * Typton Costa, 1844
 * Typtonoides Bruce, 2010
 * Typtonomenaeus Marin & Chan, 2013
 * Typtonychus Bruce, 1996
 * Unguicaris Marin & Chan, 2006
 * Urocaridella Borradaile, 1915
 * Urocaris Stimpson, 1860
 * Veleronia Holthuis, 1951
 * Veleroniopsis Gore, 1981
 * Vir Holthuis, 1952
 * Waldola Holthuis, 1951
 * Yemenicaris Bruce, 1997
 * Zenopontonia Bruce, 1975
 * † Alburnia Bravi & Garassino, 1998
 * † Bechleja Houša, 1957
 * † Beurlenia Martins-Neto & Mezzalira, 1991
 * † Kellnerius Santana, Pinheiro, Da Silva & Saraiva, 2013
 * † Micropsalis von Meyer, 1859
 * † Propalaemon Woodward, 1903
 * † Pseudocaridinella Martins-Neto & Mezzalira, 1991
 * † Schmelingia Schweigert, 2002
 * † Yongjiacaris Garassino, Shen, Schram & Taylor, 2002