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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
7 Families width 29 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
15 Genera with 29 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 2015Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 02SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thalassocaris Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
29 Species
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutini (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Leptochela (Leptochela) irrobusta Chace, 1976
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium microps Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium xmas Fujita, Davi..., 2015
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Thalassocaris lucida Dana, 1852
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Christmas Island
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
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