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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
47
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
14 Families width 128 Species and 4 Subspecies
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp41SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps51SpeciesTaxom
Bresiliidae Calman, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
47 Genera with 128 Species
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Aegaeon Agassiz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Aliculastrum Pilsbry, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps27SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Bresilia Calman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18923SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Diniatys Iredale, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 03SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lathophthalmus1SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 07SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Liloa Pilsbry, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Nikoides Paulson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ocaste1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18169SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18758SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
128 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Aliculastrum cylindricum Helbling, 1779
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus audouinia
Alpheus bicephaloides
Alpheus bucephaloides Nobili, 1905Iowa golden saxifrage
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922
Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Anemone partner shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Bresilia briankensleyi Bruce, 2005
Calliasmata pholidota Holthuis, 1973
Caridina fossarum Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina nilotica gracilipes de Man, 1892
Cinetorhynchus hendersoni Kemp, 1925Henderson hingebeak
Cinetorhynchus reticulatus Okuno, 1997Green-eye dancing shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris lucina (Nobili, 1901)⇒ Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Cuapetes agag Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes calmani Tattersall, 1921
Cuapetes elegans Paul´son, 1875
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes lacertae Bruce, 1992
Diniatys dentifera Adams, 1850
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius beaupresi (Audouin) acc..., 1826)⇒ Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpilius gerlachei (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Philarius gerlachei Nobili, 1905
Harpilius gerlachi
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte orientalis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte proteus Paul´son, 1875
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Lathophthalmus smaragdina
Leander adspersus (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Leander latreillianus (f. gigantea ..., 1884)⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander squilla elegans (Rathke, 1837)⇒ Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leander treillianus
Leandrites cyrtorhynchus (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Leptochela (Leptochela) aculeocaudata Paul´son, 1875
Liloa curta A. Adams, 1850
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Nematocarcinus exilis Spence Bate, 1888
Nikoides danae Paulson, 1875
Nikoides lanae
Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon niloticus Roux, 1833
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Pasiphaea marisrubri Iwasaki, 1989
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) agag (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes agag Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) petitthouarsi (De Man, 1902)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes calmani (Tattersal, 1921)⇒ Cuapetes calmani Tattersall, 1921
Periclimenes longicarpus (Bruce and Sv..., 1983)⇒ Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Philarius gerlachei Nobili, 1905
Plesionika adensameri Balss, 1914
Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787Narwal Shrimp
Plesionika persica Kemp, 1925
Pontocaris profundior Chan, 1996
Processa canaliculata Leach, 1815Processa Shrimp
Processa contieri
Processa coutieri Nobili, 1904
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Processa philippinensis Noel, 1986
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Rhynchocinetes holthuisi Okuno, 1997
Richalpheus alpheoides Anker, 2011
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus biunguiculatus exilipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus graveri
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Egypt
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBresilioidea
Calman, 1896
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
19
51
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
2
7
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