Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 54
124
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 10
18
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Ghana
10 Families width 47 Species and 4 Subspecies | Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825) | Crangonid Shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852) | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Palaemonid Shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Ghana
18 Genera with 47 Species | Aegaeon Agassiz, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1878 | pistol shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atya Leach, 1816 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caridinopsis Bouvier, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocaris Sollaud, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nematopalaemon Holthius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrides Stebbing, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1857 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Philocheras Stebbing, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontocaris Bate, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processa Leach, 1951 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Spirontocaris Bate, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
47 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792 | | | Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878 | Sand snapping shrimp | | Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881 | Smoothclaw snapping shrimp | | Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Atya africana Bouvier, 1904 | | | Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875 | African fan shrimp | | Atya scabra Leach, 1816 | Camacuto shrimp | | Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883 | African caridina | | Caridina ghanensis Richard & Clark, 2009 | | | Caridinopsis chevalieri Bouvier, 1912 | | | Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Glyphocrangon longleyi Schmitt, 1931 | | | Glyphocrangon spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Hippolyte spinus (Sowerby, 1805) | ⇒ Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805 | | Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bigclaw river shrimp | | Macrobrachium chevalieri Roux, 1935 | | | Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835 | Bristled river shrimp | | Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893 | Volta River prawn | | Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879 | Blue lobster | | Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | Estuarine prawn | | Ogyrides rarispina Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Palaemon (Atya) gabonensis | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844 | Lake prawn | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925 | | | Palaemon jamaicensis burklatsii | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herklotsii (De Man, 1925) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii | | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) | ⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835 | | Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | | Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837 | Glass Prawn | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhoveni | | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847 | | | Pontocaris cataphracta (Olivi, 1792) | ⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792 | | Processa borboronica Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Processa intermedia Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Processa macrophthalma Nouvel & Hol..., 1957 | Night Shrimp | | Processa parva Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805 | Parrot shrimp | | Synalpheus parfaiti Coutière, 1898 | | | Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Ghana
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
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