Abstract
Macrobrachium Spence Bate, 1868 (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) is a very diverse genus of freshwater shrimp. It is suspected that the diversity of the genus is greater than that known, and studies that investigate phylogenetic relationships have great potential to expand knowledge about Macrobrachium. In this sense, the focus of this study is on the species of the genus that have been …