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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
59
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Mexico
18 Families width 144 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185219SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp25SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp14SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892Scissorfoot shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
59 Genera with 144 Species
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Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 188810SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2014pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocaris Williams & C..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonella Balss, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Coutierea Nobili, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18826SpeciesTaxom
Glyphus Milne-Edwards, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Janicella Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Meningadora1SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 19734SpeciesTaxom
Neopontonides Holthuis, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18813SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Parapasiphae S. I. Smith, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19709SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Prionocrangon Wood Mason a..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Psalidopus Wood-Mason, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Psathyrocaris Wood Mason a..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontonides Heard, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Sabinea J. C. Ross, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylopandalus Coutière, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190910SpeciesTaxom
Systellapsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
144 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885)⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus roblesi Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus ulalae Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alvinocaris stactophila Williams, 1988
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate rectifrons Chace, 1972
Bathypalaemonella serratipalma Pequegnat, 1970
Bathypalaemonella texana Pequegnat, 1970
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Cinetorhynchus manningi Okuno, 1996Manning hingebeak
Cinetorhynchus rigens Gordon, 1936Mechanical shrimp
Coutierea agassizi Coutière, 1901
Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885
Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Glyphocrangon aculeata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Glyphocrangon alispina Chace, 1939
Glyphocrangon longirostris Smith, 1882
Glyphocrangon longleyi Schmitt, 1931
Glyphocrangon nobilis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Glyphocrangon sculpta Smith, 1882
Glyphus marsupialis Filhol, 1884
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963Circled Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum modestum Hay, 1917Spotted bumblebee shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Heterocarpus alexandri A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881Armed nylon shrimp
Heterocarpus laevis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Plesionika laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Heterocarpus oryx A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886
Janicella spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897Red-algae shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leptochela bermudensis Gurney, 1939Bermuda comb shrimp
Leptochela carinata Ortmann, 1893Carinate glass shrimp
Leptochela serratorbita Bate, 1888Combclaw shrimp
Lysmata boggessi Rhyne & Lin, 2006Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt, 1924Galapagensis Shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata rafa Rhyne & Anker, 2007Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium ohione Leach, 1815Ohio River shrimp
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Meningadora vesca Smith, 1886
Meningodora marptocheles Chace, 1940
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Nematocarcinus acanthitelsonis (L. H. Pequegnat, 1970)⇒ Nigmatullinus acanthitelsonis Pequegnat, 1970
Nematocarcinus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Nematocarcinus ensifer Smith, 1882
Nematocarcinus rotundus Crosnier & F..., 1973
Neopontonides beaufortensis Borradaile, 1920Seawhip shrimp
Notostomus distirus Chace, 1940
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942Florida grass shrimp
Palaemonella americana Kingsley, 1878American Palaemonella
Parapasiphae cristata Smith, 1884
Parapasiphae sulcatifrons Smith, 1884Grooveback shrimp
Parapontophilus talismani Crosnier & F..., 1973
Pasiphaea hoplocerca Chace, 1940
Pasiphaea merriami Schmitt, 1931Ghost comb shrimp
Periclimenaeus pearsei Schmitt, 1932Black sponge shrimp
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) iridescens Lebour, 1949Iridescent shrimp
Periclimenes antipathophilus Spotte, Hear..., 1994Black Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes pandionis Holthuis, 1951Hop
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Philocheras gorei Dardeau, 1980
Plesionika acanthonotus Smith, 1882Lesser striped shrimp
Plesionika edwardsii Brandt, 1851Soldier striped shrimp
Plesionika holthuisi Crosnier & F..., 1968
Plesionika longicauda Rathbun, 1901
Plesionika longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Plesionika polyacanthomerus Pequegnat, 1970
Plesionika tenuipes Smith, 1881
Plesionika willisi Pequegnat, 1970
Pontocaris caribbaeus Boone, 1927
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Caribbean pen shrimp
Pontophilus brevirostris Smith, 1881
Pontophilus gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1882)⇒ Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Prionocrangon pectinata Faxon, 1896
Processa hemphilli Manning & Chace, 1971
Processa profunda Manning & Chace, 1971
Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Psathyrocaris infirma Alcock & And..., 1894
Pseudocoutierea stephanieae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2016
Pseudopontonides principis Criales, 1980
Sabinea tridentata Pequegnat, 1970
Stylopandalus richardi Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Systellapsis debilis Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis affinis (Faxon, 1896)⇒ Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Systellaspis braueri Balss, 1914Quayle spinytail
Systellaspis cristata Faxon, 1893Krygier spinytail
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Thor dicaprio Anker & Baeza, 2021Dicaprio`s Anemone Shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
13
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBresilioidea
Calman, 1896
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCampylonotoidea
Sollaud, 1913
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
2
2
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
10
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
15
26
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPsalidopodoidea
Wood-Mason, 1892
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