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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
59
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
20 Families width 102 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Campylonotidae Sollaud, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps31SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Eugonatonotidae Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae (Bate, 1888)2SpeciesTaxom
Procarididae Chace & Manning, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
58 Genera with 102 Species
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Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1862pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Australatya Chace, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Campylonotus Bate, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 20097SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocella Balss, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Chorismus Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Dichelopandalus Caullery, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eugonatonotus Schmitt, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18823SpeciesTaxom
Hamiger Borradaile, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Kemphyra Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Leontocaris Stebbing, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacrangon Zarenkov, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 19843SpeciesTaxom
Nikoides Paulson, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Pandalina Calman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parapasiphae S. I. Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parastylodactylus Figueira, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1902anemone shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Procaris Chace & Manning, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sabinea J. C. Ross, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Stygiocaris Holthuis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
102 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus pareuchirus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Australatya striolata McCulloch & ..., 1923Riffle Shrimp
Betaeus jucundus Barnard, 1947
Campylonotus capensis Spence Bate, 1888
Campylonotus rathbunae Schmitt, 1926Lavafield false ohelo
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina lanceolata Woltereck, 1937
Caridina masapi Woltereck, 1937
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina striata von Rintelen..., 2009Red Line Shrimp
Caridina tenuirostris Woltereck, 1937
Caridina woltereckae Cai, Wowor &..., 2009Harlequin Shrimp Sulawesi
Chlorotocella gracilis Balss, 1914Graceful Chlorotocella
Chlorotocus novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916
Chorismus tuberculatus Spence Bate, 1888
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Crangon (Notocrangon) antarcticus (Borradaile, 1916)⇒ Notocrangon antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Dichelopandalus bonnieri Caullery, 1896
Eugonatonotus crassus A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Exoclimenella sudanensis Duriš & Bruce, 1995
Glyphocrangon longirostris Smith, 1882
Glyphocrangon podager Spence Bate, 1888
Glyphocrangon sculpta Smith, 1882
Hamiger novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius consobrinus De Man, 1902
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte catagrapha d´Udekem d´A..., 2007Crinoid shrimp
Hippolyte kraussiana Stimpson, 1860
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Kemphyra corallina A.Milne-Edwards, 1883
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lebbeus saldanhae Barnard, 1947Chinese mysterysnail
Leontocaris paulsoni Stebbing, 1905
Leontocaris yarramundi Taylor & Poore, 1998
Leptochela papulata Chace, 1976Light glass shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Metacrangon bellmarleyi Stebbing, 1914
Metacrangon rau Komai & Ahyong, 2011
Nauticaris mavionis
Nematocarcinus lanceopes Spence Bate, 1888
Nematocarcinus proximatus Spence Bate, 1888
Nematocarcinus sigmoideus Macpherson, 1984
Nikoides schmitti Manning & Chace, 1971
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon capensis De Man, 1897
Palaemon litoreus McCulloch, 1909Shore Prawn
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Pandalina brevirostris Rathke, 1843
Parapasiphae sulcatifrons Smith, 1884Grooveback shrimp
Parastylodactylus bimaxillaris Spence Bate, 1888
Pasiphaea scotiae Stebbing, 1914
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Periclimenaeus rastrifer Bruce, 1980
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902)⇒ Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902
Philocheras hendersoni Kemp, 1915
Pontonia ascidicola (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898
Pontonia domestica Gibbes, 1850Atlantic pen shrimp
Pontonia hurii (Holthuis, 1981)⇒ Anchiopontonia hurii Holthuis, 1981
Pontonia katoi (Kubo, 1940)⇒ Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontophilus gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1882)⇒ Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Pontophilus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Procaris hawaiiana Holthuis, 1973Hawaiian anchialine shrimp
Processa bermudensis Rankin, 1900Bermuda night shrimp
Processa hemphilli Manning & Chace, 1971
Processa vicina Manning & Chace, 1971
Rhynchocinetes typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Hinge beak prawn
Sabinea hystrix A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Stygiocaris lancifera Holthuis, 1960Florida pellitory
Stylodactylus bimaxillaris (Bate, 1888)⇒ Parastylodactylus bimaxillaris Spence Bate, 1888
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Systellaspis braueri Balss, 1914Quayle spinytail
Systellaspis eltanini Wasmer, 1986
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Tozeuma novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Cape
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
15
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCampylonotoidea
Sollaud, 1913
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
14
31
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcaridoidea
Chace & Manning, 1972
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStylodactyloidea
Bate, 1888
1
2
2
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