Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 117
301
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 117
301
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
219
407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 76
218
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 71
205
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 13
47
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Congo
13 Families width 104 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825) | Crangonid Shrimp | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Congo
47 Genera with 104 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPST
| Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aegaeon Agassiz, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1898 | pistol shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocaris Williams & C..., 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atya Leach, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyella Calman, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachycarpus Bate, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caridella Calman, 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 1904 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Caridinopsis Bouvier, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangon Fabricius, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocaris Sollaud, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphus Milne-Edwards, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janicella Chace, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leander E. Desmarest, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnocaridina Calman, 1899 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Meningadora | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meningodora S. I. Smith, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematopalaemon Holthius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapandalus Borradaile, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parapasiphae S. I. Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaea Savigny, 1845 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periclimenes Costa, 1822 | anemone shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philocheras Stebbing, 1952 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plesionika Bate, 1964 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pontocaris Bate, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontonia Latreille, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontophilus Leach, 1952 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Processa Leach, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psathyrocaris Wood Mason a..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systellaspis Bate, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tectopontonia Bruce, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Congo
104 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Acanthephyra carinata Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884 | | | Acanthephyra sanguinea Wood-Mason, 1892 | | | Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792 | | | Alpheus blachei Crosnier & F..., 1965 | | | Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | European Big Claw Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852 | Hammerclaw snapping shrimp | | Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883 | | | Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Alpheus talismani Coutière, 1898 | | | Alvinocaris muricola Williams, 1988 | | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Atya africana Bouvier, 1904 | | | Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875 | African fan shrimp | | Atyella brevirostris Calman, 1906 | | | Atyella longirostris Calman, 1906 | | | Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846 | Two Claw Shrimp | | Caridella cunningtoni Calman, 1906 | | | Caridella minuta Calman, 1906 | | | Caridella paski Calman, 1928 | | | Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883 | African caridina | | Caridina africana stuhlmanni | | | Caridina congoensis Richard & Clark, 2009 | | | Caridina gracilipes De Man, 1892 | | | Caridina kilimae Hilgendorf, 1898 | Velvetleaf | | Caridina lovoensis Roth-Woltereck, 1955 | | | Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833 | Common Caridina | | Caridina roubaudi Bouvier, 1925 | | | Caridina togoensis (Hilgendorf, 1893) | ⇒ Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883 | | Caridina togoensis decorsei Bouvier, 1904 | | | Caridinopsis chevalieri Bouvier, 1912 | | | Chlorotocus crassicornis A. Costa, 1871 | | | Crangon langi (Schmitt, 1926) | ⇒ Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883 | | Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973 | | | Glyphus marsupialis Filhol, 1884 | | | Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881 | Armed nylon shrimp | | Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886 | | | Janicella spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1883 | | | Leander hastatus | | | Limnocaridina latipes Calman, 1906 | | | Limnocaridina parvula Calman, 1906 | | | Limnocaridina similis Calman, 1906 | | | Limnocaridina socius Calman, 1906 | | | Limnocaridina spinipes Calman, 1906 | | | Limnocaridina tanganyikae Calman, 1899 | | | Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952 | Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp | | Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836 | Cinnamon river shrimp | | Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | Koua river prawn | | Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | Congo River prawn | | Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Macrobrachium lujae De Man, 1912 | | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium moorei Brues & Mela..., 1932 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Meningadora vesca Smith, 1886 | | | Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886 | | | Nematocarcinus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | Estuarine prawn | | Notostomus auriculatus Barnard, 1950 | | | Notostomus crosnieri Macpherson, 1984 | | | Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Oplophorus spinicauda (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883) | ⇒ Janicella spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1883 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sundaicus (De Man, 1902) | ⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | Palaemon dux (Lenz, 1910) | ⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | | Palaemon moorei Calman, 1899 | | | Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus Borradaile, 1915 | | | Parapandalus brevipes (Crosnier & F..., 1968) | ⇒ Plesionika brevipes Crosnier & F..., 1968 | | Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787 | | Parapasiphae sulcatifrons Smith, 1884 | Grooveback shrimp | | Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884 | | | Pasiphaea ecarina Crosnier, 1969 | | | Pasiphaea semispinosa Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Pasiphaea tarda Krøyer, 1845 | Crimson pasiphaeid | | Periclimenaeus trispinosus Bruce, 1969 | | | Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822 | Crystal Prawn | | Philocheras aglyptus Crosnier, 1971 | | | Philocheras bidens Holthuis, 1951 | | | Philocheras gaillardi Crosnier, 1971 | | | Philocheras prionolepis Holthuis, 1952 | | | Plesionika acanthonotus Smith, 1882 | Lesser striped shrimp | | Plesionika brevipes Crosnier & F..., 1968 | | | Plesionika carinata Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Plesionika ensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | Gladiator striped shrimp | | Plesionika heterocarpus A. Costa, 1871 | | | Plesionika holthuisi Crosnier & F..., 1968 | | | Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883 | Golden shrimp | | Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787 | Narwal Shrimp | | Plesionika rossignoli Crosnier & F..., 1968 | | | Plesionika williamsi Forest, 1964 | Guinea striped shrimp | | Pontocaris lacazei (Gourret, 1887) | ⇒ Aegaeon lacazei Gourret, 1887 | | Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821 | Fan-shell Associated Shrimp | | Pontophilus bidens (Holthuis, 1951) | ⇒ Philocheras bidens Holthuis, 1951 | | Pontophilus gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1882) | ⇒ Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884 | | Pontophilus prionolepis (Holthuis, 1952) | ⇒ Philocheras prionolepis Holthuis, 1952 | | Processa compacta Crosnier, 1971 | | | Processa parva Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Psathyrocaris fragilis Wood-Mason, 1893 | | | Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908 | | | Systellaspis cristata Faxon, 1893 | Krygier spinytail | | Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881 | | | Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884 | | | Tectopontonia maziwiae Bruce, 1973 | |
Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Congo | Superfamily | Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
4
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Atyoidea
De Haan, 1849
| 1
6
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Bresilioidea
Calman, 1896
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Crangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
| 1
6
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
| 2
9
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
11
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Pandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
| 1
4
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Pasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
| 1
4
6 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Processoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Caridea at biodiversity.org.au
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