Freshwater prawns of the genus Macrobrachium are free-living decapod crustaceans that
are commonly encountered in tropical streams and lakes. We present a molecular …

Min-Yun Liu, Yi-Xiong Cai, and Chyng-Shyan Tzeng (2007) Molecular systematics of the
freshwater prawn genus Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) …

There has hitherto been little research into evolutionary and taxonomic relationships
amongst species of the freshwater prawn genus Macrobrachium Bate across its global …

The genus Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 is one of the best examples of widespread
crustacean genera distributed globally throughout tropical and subtropical waters. Previous …

The inland prawn genus Macrobrachium Bate, 1868, is supposed to have originated from
marine ancestors sometime in the beginning of the Pleistocene and since then its members …

Macrobrachium olfersii is an amphidromous freshwater prawn, widespread along the
eastern coasts of the Americas. This species shows great morphological modifications …

Abbreviated development is a widespread characteristic in the life cycle of several species
of palaemonid shrimps. This feature very probably arose early in the origin of the group in …

The evolutionary history and classification of the palaemonid shrimps has been the subject
of constant speculation and debate. At present, all major systematic treatments have been …

Palaemonidae is the most speciose shrimp family within the infraorder Caridea, composed
predominately of freshwater species and marine symbiotic species. The subject of this study …

Macrobrachium olfersi is a palaemonid prawn with a broad geographical distribution, from
the East Coast of the United States to southern Brazil. This paper attempts to establish the …