Crustacea decapoda and stromatopoda of French Polynesia

Abstract

French Polynesian Decapoda, restricted to shrimps, and Stomatopuda are inventoried from literature and unpublished fields collections. Number of species is 205 for the shrimps and 26 for the Stomatopoda. Within the shrimps, Caridea dominate with 170 species, mainly Alpheidae (57 species), Palaemonidae (46 species), and Pandalidae (29 species). Full literature and distribution in French Polynesia are indicated for each species. When available a brief indication is also given on the biotop. New records include 23 species of the genera Aristaeomorpha, Funchalia, Metapenaeopsis, Petagopenaeus, Sicyonia, Nematocarcinus, Janicella, Stylodactylus, Anchistus, Harpiliopsis, Jocaste, Paranchistus, Periclimenes, Philarius,Vir and Thor, for the shrimps, and Alima, Busquilla, and Gonodactylus, for the Stomatopoda.