The family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Pandalidae is a taxon of Caridean shrimp

Shrimp

Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...

. These species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 are commonly called pandalid shrimps. They are edible and have high economic value. They are characterized by the subdivided carpus of the second pereiopod and, mainly, by the lack of the chelae of the first pereiopod. This is a cold-water family, and their representation in tropical areas is made by deep-sea shrimps. The genus Physetocaris

Physetocaris

Physetocaris is a monotypic genus of caridean shrimp, containing a single species, Physetocaris microphthalma. It is placed in its own family and superfamily . The species is rare, with only 35 specimens counted in a 1985 review...

, sometimes placed in this family, is now considered to be in its own family.

Genera

The following genera are currently classified in the family Pandalidae:

• Anachlorocurtis Hayashi, 1975
• Atlantopandalus Komai, 1999
• Austropandalus Holthuis, 1952a
• Bitias Fransen, 1990
• Calipandalus Komai & Chan, 2003
• Chelonika Fransen, 1997
• Chlorocurtis Kemp, 1925
• Chlorotocella Balss, 1914a
• Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edwards, 1882a
• Dichelopandalus Caullery, 1896
• Dorodotes Bate, 1888
• Heterocarpus
  Heterocarpus
  Heterocarpus is a genus of deep-sea shrimp, mainly of tropical areas all over the world.-Description:Heterocarpus is characterised by the highly unequal second pair of pereiopods: one side is long and thin and the other is short but stronger, besides the carapace with one or more longitudinal...
  
  A. Milne-Edwards, 1881b
• Miropandalus Bruce, 1983a
• Notopandalus Yaldwyn, 1960
• Pandalina Calman, 1899a
• Pandalopsis Bate, 1888
• Pandalus
  Pandalus
  Pandalus is a genus of shrimps in the family Pandalidae. Members of the genus are medium sized and live on or near the seabed. Some species are the subject of commercial fisheries and are caught by trawling...
  
  Leach, 1814
• Pantomus A. Milne-Edwards, 1883
• Peripandalus De Man, 1917
• Plesionika Bate, 1888
• Procletes Bate, 1888
• Pseudopandalus Crosnier, 1997
• Stylopandalus Coutière, 1905