The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Decapoda

(crayfish, shrimp, crabs)

 

 palaemonetes

PALAEMONIDAE

Palaemonetes sp.

 

Species reported
          from Texas:

 

 

Palaemonetes antrorum

Palaemonetes intermedius

Palaemonetes kadiakensis

Palaemonetes paludosus

Palaemonetes pugio

Palaemonetes texanus

Palaemonetes vulgaris

Distribution Citations

 

 

 

notes:
*ten species of Palaemonetes are strictly freshwater species; three of these are stygobiotic
(Hobbs III 2001)

*some species can survive in salinities up to 30.3ppt (Reid 1955)

*presence of genus indicates clean water conditions  (Cusak 1984)

*refs are for reports of genus only; species refs not included here; [ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated
copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser 
                          2010

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