Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 34
242
1236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
34 Families width 1236 Species and 38 Subspecies #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 264 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bresiliidae Calman, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 396 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Physetocarididae Chace, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892 | Scissorfoot shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlocarididae Annandale & ..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Africa | Superfamily | Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 8
56
372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Atyoidea
De Haan, 1849
| 1
28
129 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Bresilioidea
Calman, 1896
| 3
6
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Campylonotoidea
Sollaud, 1913
| 2
2
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Crangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
| 2
11
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
| 4
5
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
| 2
11
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
90
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Pandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
| 2
15
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Pasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
| 1
7
30 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Physetocaridoidea
Chace, 1940
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Procaridoidea
Chace & Manning, 1972
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Processoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps | 1
4
39 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Psalidopodoidea
Wood-Mason, 1892
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Stylodactyloidea
Bate, 1888
| 1
3
6 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Caridea at artfakta.se
Caridea at biodiversity.org.au
Caridea at dyntaxa.se
Caridea at itis.gov
Caridea at marinespecies.org
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