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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
317
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
314
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
94
303
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
54
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
15 Families width 158 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825)Crangonid Shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp24SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps46SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
54 Genera with 158 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTX
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Argis Krøyer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Atlantopandalus Komai, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Atyaephyra de Brito Cap..., 18312SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopodia1SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18376SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchus Miers, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Glyptodynomene Van Straelen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1948Long-clawed freshwater prawns14SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Neocrangon Zarenkov, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nika Risso, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Orthopontonia Bruce, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 181411SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Pandalina Calman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pandalopsis Spence Bate, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pandalus Leach, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Parapasiphae S. I. Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Paratya Miers, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Potimirim Holthuis, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocaris von Martens, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
158 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Argis dentata Rathbun, 1902Arctic argid
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Atlantopandalus propinqvus Sars G.O., 1870
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Atyaephyra desmaresti (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Aulacopodia riemsdyki Bosquet, 1854
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Bythocaris cosmetops Holthuis, 1951Hop
Caridina brachydactyla De Man, 1908
Caridina fossarum Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Caridina longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Caridina papuana Nobili, 1905Iowa golden saxifrage
Caridina pristis Roux, 1931
Caridina typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Typical Caridina
Crangon allmanni Kinahan, 1860
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon fasciatus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Philocheras fasciatus Risso, 1816
Crangon franciscorum Stimpson, 1856California bay shrimp
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Crangon vulgaris (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Dasycaris symbiotes Kemp, 1922
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Eualus suckleyi Stimpson, 1864Shortscale eualid
Euryrhynchus wrzesniowskii Miers, 1877Common twinpod
Glyptodynomene inornata Collins, 1995
Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963Circled Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum circellus Manning, 1963Circled shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis Brandt, 1851Bigeye Coastal Shrimp
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881Armed nylon shrimp
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Leander longirostris (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leander serratus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium bullatum Fincham, 1987Prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933Prawn
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lanchesteri De Man, 1911Riceland prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium lorentzi Roux, 1921
Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Neocrangon communis Rathbun, 1899Gray shrimp
Nika edulis (Risso, 1816)⇒ Processa edulis edulis Risso, 1816
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Orthopontonia ornata Bruce, 1970
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon gladiator Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon squilla (Leach, 1816)⇒ Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Palaemon varians (Leach, 1814)⇒ Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Palaemonetes antennarius H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Pandalina brevirostris Rathke, 1843
Pandalopsis dispar Rathbun, 1902Sidestripe shrimp
Pandalus annulicornis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pandalus montagui Leach, 1814
Pandalus borealis Krøyer, 1838Crevette nordique
Pandalus borealis borealis (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Pandalus borealis Krøyer, 1838
Pandalus eous Makarov, 1935Alaskan pink shrimp
Pandalus hypsinotus Brandt, 1851Coonstriped shrimp
Pandalus montagui Leach, 1814Aesop prawn
Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851Alaskan prawn
Pandalus propinquus (G. O. Sars, 1870)⇒ Atlantopandalus propinqvus Sars G.O., 1870
Parapasiphae sulcatifrons Smith, 1884Grooveback shrimp
Paratya (Xiphatyoida) bouvieri Roux, 1926
Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917Australian Paratya
Pasiphaea multidentata Esmark, 1866Pink glass shrimp
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes amethysteus Risso, 1827Amethyst Shrimp
Periclimenes indicus Kemp, 1915
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes sagittifer Norman, 1861Snakelocks Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Philocheras bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Philocheras fasciatus Risso, 1816Black-headed Shrimp
Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847
Philocheras trispinosus Hailstone, 1835Three-point Shrimp
Plesionika edwardsii Brandt, 1851Soldier striped shrimp
Plesionika heterocarpus A. Costa, 1871
Pontonia mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Caribbean pen shrimp
Pontophilus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835)⇒ Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Pontophilus fasciatus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Philocheras fasciatus Risso, 1816
Pontophilus sculptus (Bell) accept..., 1847)⇒ Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847
Pontophilus spinosus Leach, 1816
Pontophilus trispinosus (Hailstone, 1835)⇒ Philocheras trispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Potimirim mexicana de Saussure, 1857
Processa canaliculata Leach, 1815Processa Shrimp
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Processa edulis edulis Risso, 1816
Processa macrophthalma Nouvel & Hol..., 1957Night Shrimp
Processa modica Williamson, 1979
Processa nouveli Al-Adhub & W..., 1975
Processa parva Holthuis, 1951Hop
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Spirontocaris ochotensis Brandt, 1851Oval blade shrimp
Spirontocaris pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Systellaspis curvispina Crosnier, 1987
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma cornutum A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Xiphocaris elongata Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Yellow-nose shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Benelux
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
6
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
12
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
6
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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