Macrobrachium Bate, 1868

Macrobrachium Bate, 1868: 363; Holthuis, 1952: 10; Chace, 1972: 19; Kensley & Walker, 1982: 3; Williams, 1984: 66; Chace & Bruce, 1993: 8; Bowles et al., 2000: 159.

Diagnosis. Rostrum with teeth on dorsal and ventral margins. Carapace with antennal and hepatic spines. Mandibular palp with 3 articles. Maxillipeds with exopods. Second pereopods much stronger and longer than first pereopods. Dactyli of pereopods 3 to 5 simple. Telson with 2 pairs of dorsal spines and 2 pairs of spines on the posterior margin.