''Dactylonia'' is a genus of

shrimp A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion – typically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchi ...

in the family

Palaemonidae Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is '' Macrobrachium'', which contains commerci ...

, first described by

Charles Fransen Charles Fransen is a zoologist from the Netherlands, specializing in shrimps. He is currently a permanent researcher and curator of Crustacea (specializes in shrimps) at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, as well as an examiner of the Biology Educati ...

in 2002.

WoRMS The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...

accepts the following species: *''

Dactylonia anachoreta ''Dactylonia'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. WoRMS The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive c ...

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Dactylonia borradalei ''Dactylonia'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. WoRMS accepts the following species: *''Dactylonia anachoreta ''Dactylonia'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first ...

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Dactylonia carinicula ''Dactylonia'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. WoRMS accepts the following species: *''Dactylonia anachoreta'' *'' Dactylonia ascidicola'' *''Dactylonia borradalei ''Dactylonia ...

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Dactylonia franseni ''Dactylonia'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. WoRMS accepts the following species: *''Dactylonia anachoreta'' *'' Dactylonia ascidicola'' *''Dactylonia borradalei'' *''Dactyloni ...

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Dactylonia holthuisi ''Dactylonia holthuisi'' is a small shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. The species epithet honours Lipke Holthuis. It is known from Ambon and Bali, where it was collected from an aggregate of ascidian ...

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Dactylonia monnioti ''Dactylonia monnioti'' is a small shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Alexander James Bruce. The species epithet honours Claude Monniot who was responsible for finding the species. ''Dactylonia monnioti'' is only known from N ...

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Dactylonia okai ''Dactylonia'' is a genus of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. WoRMS accepts the following species: *''Dactylonia anachoreta'' *'' Dactylonia ascidicola'' *''Dactylonia borradalei'' *''Dactyloni ...

References

Palaemonoidea Crustaceans described in 2002 Taxa named by Charles Fransen {{Caridea-stub