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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
56
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
20 Families width 151 Species
Acanthephyridae (Dana, 1852)5SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp62SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19850SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bresiliidae Calman, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps42SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
55 Genera with 151 Species
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Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Alope White, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2013pistol shrimps50SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocaris Williams & C..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ambidexter Manning and ..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonella Balss, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Coronalpheus Wicksten, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Discias Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Encantada Wicksten, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1871Long-clawed freshwater prawns17SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 20013SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Neopontonides Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Palemon Dumeril, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pandalopsis Spence Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pantomus A. Milne Edw..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1951anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Typhlatya Creaser, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Veleronia Holthuis, 19793SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
151 Species
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939
Alope australis (Baker, 1904)⇒ Alope orientalis De Man, 1890
Alope orientalis De Man, 1890Bald Prawn
Alpheopsis allanhancocki Wicksten, 1992Coast range false bindweed
Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus aequus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus arenicolus Banner & Banner, 1983
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844Teppo snapping shrimp
Alpheus canalis (W. Kim & Abele, 1988)⇒ Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus carinatus (De Man, 1888)⇒ Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus exilis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hephaestus Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hululensis Coutière, 1905
Alpheus inca Wicksten & M..., 1981
Alpheus insignis (Heller, 1861)⇒ Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus scopulus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus wonkimi Anker & Pach..., 2013
Alvinocaris lusca Williams & C..., 1982
Ambidexter swifti Abele, 1972
Atya crassa Smith, 1871
Atya rivalis Smith, 1871
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Coronalpheus natator Wicksten, 1999
Discias serrifer Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Encantada spinoculata Wicksten, 1989
Eualus dozei A.Milne-Edwards, 1891
Glyphocrangon alata Faxon, 1893
Glyphocrangon loricata Faxon, 1895
Glyphocrangon vicaria Faxon, 1896
Gnathophyllum panamense Faxon, 1893Barrel shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis spinigera Ortmann, 1890Shrimp caridean
Heterocarpus hostilis Faxon, 1893
Hippolyte williamsi Schmitt, 1924
Latreutes antiborealis Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Leptochela serratorbita Bate, 1888Combclaw shrimp
Lysmata californica Stimpson, 1866Lined shrimp
Lysmata chica Wicksten, 2000
Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt, 1924Galapagensis Shrimp
Lysmata gracilirostris Wicksten, 2000
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium depressimanum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium digueti Bouvier, 1895
Macrobrachium gallus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium inca Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei Latreille, 1829Kuncho river prawn
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium potiuna Müller, 1880
Macrobrachium rathbunae Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium tenellum Smith, 1871Longarm river prawn
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Nematocarcinus agassizii Faxon, 1893
Nematocarcinus ensifer Smith, 1882
Nematocarcinus faxoni Burukovsky, 2001
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Neopontonides dentiger Holthuis, 1951Hop
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus westergreni (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Ogyrides tarazonai Wicksten & M..., 1988
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon gladiator Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Palaemon hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Palaemon lusca
Palaemon potiuna Müller, 1880
Palaemonella asymmetrica Holthuis, 1951Asymmetric shrimp
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935
Palemon forceps (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Pandalopsis ampla Spence Bate, 1888Deepwater bigeye
Pantomus affinis Chace, 1937
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Parhippolyte misticia J. Clark, 1989Candycane Shrimp
Pasiphaea acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Pasiphaea americana Faxon, 1893
Pasiphaea faxoni Rathbun, 1904
Pasiphaea magna Faxon, 1893
Periclimenaeus pacificus Holthuis, 1951Hop
Periclimenes veleronis Holthuis, 1951Hop
Philocheras lapillus Wicksten, 1989
Plesionika mexicana Chace, 1937Mexican longbeak
Plesionika trispinus Squires & Ba..., 1976
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Pontonia pusilla Holthuis, 1951
Pontonides sympathes (De Ridder an..., 1979)⇒ Veleronia sympathes De Ridder & ..., 1979
Pontophilus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Processa peruviana Wicksten, 1983Coast range false bindweed
Pseudocoutierea elegans Holthuis, 1951Hop
Rhynchocinetes typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Hinge beak prawn
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus nobilii Coutière, 1909
Thor cocoensis Wicksten & V..., 2001
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp
Typhlatya galapagensis Monod & Cals, 1970
Typton serratus Holthuis, 1951Hop
Veleronia laevifrons Holthuis, 1951
Veleronia serratifrons Holthuis, 1951Hop
Veleronia sympathes De Ridder & ..., 1979

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Ecuador
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
17
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBresilioidea
Calman, 1896
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCampylonotoidea
Sollaud, 1913
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
16
42
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
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