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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
51
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
16 Families width 119 Species
Acanthephyridae (Dana, 1852)5SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp44SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps32SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
51 Genera with 119 Species
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Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps38SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocaris Williams & C..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Archaeatya Villalobos, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Argis Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Barbouria Rathbun, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Fennera Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Jonga Hart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns12SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Micratya Bouvier, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pandalus Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pantomus A. Milne Edw..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Paracrangon Dana, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 2000anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Potimirim Holthuis, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Veleronia Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Waldola Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
119 Species
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra trispinosa Kemp, 1939
Alpheus aequus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus antepaenultimus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus canalis (W. Kim & Abele, 1988)⇒ Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus colombiensis Wicksten, 1988
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus grahami Abele, 1975
Alpheus hamus (W. Kim & Abele, 1988)⇒ Alpheus colombiensis Wicksten, 1988
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hephaestus Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus hyeyoungae W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus javieri Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus punctatus Anker, 2012
Alpheus punctulatus (Risso, 1822)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus umbo W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus villus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Alvinocaris costaricensis Martin, Wall..., 2018
Archaeatya chacei Villalobos, 1959Caridean shrimp
Atya poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Betaeus longidactylus Lockington, 1877Visored shrimp
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Cinetorhynchus rigens Gordon, 1936Mechanical shrimp
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Fennera chacei Holthuis, 1951Hop
Glyphocrangon faxoni De Man, 1918
Glyphocrangon nobilis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Glyphocrangon vicaria Faxon, 1896
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum panamense Faxon, 1893Barrel shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Heterocarpus affinis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Heterocarpus dorsalis Spence Bate, 1888
Heterocarpus hostilis Faxon, 1893
Heterocarpus vicarius Faxon, 1893
Hippolyte curacaoensis (Schmitt, 1924)⇒ Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Jonga serrei Bouvier, 1909
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lysmata californica Stimpson, 1866Lined shrimp
Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt, 1924Galapagensis Shrimp
Lysmata hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cocoense Abele & W. Kim, 1984
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium tenellum Smith, 1871Longarm river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Micratya (Calmania) poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Nematocarcinus agassizii Faxon, 1893
Nematocarcinus ensifer Smith, 1882
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus fragilis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Pandalus danae Stimpson, 1857Dock shrimp
Pantomus affinis Chace, 1937
Paracrangon areolata Faxon, 1893
Periclimenaeus spinosus Holthuis, 1951Hop
Periclimenes infraspinis Rathbun, 1902
Periclimenes murcielagensis Vargas, 2000
Plesionika mexicana Chace, 1937Mexican longbeak
Plesionika trispinus Squires & Ba..., 1976
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869Pearl oyster shrimp
Pontophilus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Potimirim glabra Kingsley, 1878
Potimirim mexicana de Saussure, 1857
Potimirim potimirim Müller, 1881Potimirim
Processa peruviana Wicksten, 1983Coast range false bindweed
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Spirontocaris lamellicornis Dana, 1852
Spirontocaris sica Rathbun, 1902Offshore blade shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp
Veleronia laevifrons Holthuis, 1951
Waldola schmitti Holthuis, 1951Hop

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
16
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBresilioidea
Calman, 1896
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
14
32
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
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