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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
129
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
127
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
111
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
11 Families width 35 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Desmocarididae Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
24 Genera with 35 Species
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Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Desmocaris Sollaud, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Glyphus Milne-Edwards, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1851Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Meningadora1SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Nennalpheus A. H. Banner..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Parapandalus Borradaile, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stylopandalus Coutière, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
35 Species
Acanthephyra carinata Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Acanthephyra sexspinosa (Kemp, 1939)⇒ Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Atya africana Bouvier, 1904
Caridina lineorostris Richard & Clark, 2009
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Cinetorhynchus gabonensis ÄŽuriš, Å ob..., 2019Gabon Hinge-Beak Shrimp
Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898
Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973
Glyphus marsupialis Filhol, 1884
Heterocarpus grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1900
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Meningadora vesca Smith, 1886
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Nennalpheus gabonensis Anker, 2019
Notostomus crosnieri Macpherson, 1984
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemonella atlantica Holthuis, 1951Hop
Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787
Parapandalus richardi (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Stylopandalus richardi Coutière, 1905
Plesionika ensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Gladiator striped shrimp
Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787Narwal Shrimp
Plesionika rossignoli Crosnier & F..., 1968
Processa parva Holthuis, 1951Hop
Rapipontonia platalea Holthuis, 1951Gorgonian Shrimp
Stylopandalus richardi Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Gabon
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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