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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
98
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
17
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
10 Families width 50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps29SpeciesTaxom
Desmocarididae Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae (Dana, 1852)2SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
17 Genera with 50 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1888pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Bithynis Philippi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 19048SpeciesTaxom
Desmocaris Sollaud, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchina Powell, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1949Long-clawed freshwater prawns15SpeciesTaxom
Mimocaris Nobili, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 200912SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Atya africana Bouvier, 1904
Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875African fan shrimp
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Atya sulcatipes (Leach, 1816)⇒ Caridina dennerli von Rintelen..., 2009
Bithynis hildebrandti (Hilgendorf, 1893)⇒ Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina cantonensis Yu, 1938Golden Bee Shrimp
Caridina dennerli von Rintelen..., 2009Cardinal Shrimp
Caridina evae Richard & Clark, 2009
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina sodenensis Richard & Clark, 2009
Caridina togoensis (Hilgendorf, 1893)⇒ Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883
Caridina togoensis decorsei Bouvier, 1904
Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898
Euryrhynchina puteola De Grave, Pi..., 2017
Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914Companion shrimp
Heterocarpus grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1900
Hippolysmata hastatoides (Balss, 1914)⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium hildebrandti Hilgendorf, 1893
Macrobrachium kumba
Macrobrachium lujae De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893Volta River prawn
Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Mimocaris hastatoides (Balss, 1914)⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914
Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898Estuarine prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) bollaudii
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sollaudii De Man, 1912
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovennii
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009
Palaemonetes trispinosus (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898
Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Cameroon
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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