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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
97
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
10 Families width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps22SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
21 Genera with 48 Species
#ACEHLMNOPS
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1818pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchus Miers, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns11SpeciesTaxom
Meningadora1SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Nikoides Paulson, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pantomus A. Milne Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra sexspinosa (Kemp, 1939)⇒ Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Euryrhynchus burchelli Calman, 1907
Euryrhynchus covzesniowskii
Euryrhynchus pemoni Pereira, 1985
Euryrhynchus wrzesniowskii Miers, 1877Common twinpod
Exhippolysmata oplophorides
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Hippolysmata (Exhippolysmata) oplophoroides (Holthuis, 1948)⇒ Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Leander tenuipes (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cortezi Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarrei H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Florida Baskettail
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium quelchi De Man, 1900
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Meningadora vesca Smith, 1886
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Nikoides schmitti Manning & Chace, 1971
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon amazonicus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Palaemon brasiliensis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon schmitti (Holthius, 1950)⇒ Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935
Pantomus parvulus A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Hinged longbeak
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Plesionika acanthonotus Smith, 1882Lesser striped shrimp
Plesionika miles A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Guyana
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
3
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