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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
282
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
280
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
267
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
53
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
12 Families width 164 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps65SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp77SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
53 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCDEGHJLMOPRSTU
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Actinimenes Ďuriš & Ivon..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Aegaeon Agassiz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps54SpeciesTaxom
Anchistioides Paulson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocoides Kemp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cristimenes Ďuriš & Hork..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonia Fransen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatella Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1915anemone shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Phycocaris Kemp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathia Borradaile, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Psathyrocaris Wood Mason a..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187519SpeciesTaxom
Thalassocaris Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19503SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
164 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acanthephyra sanguinea Wood-Mason, 1892
Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939
Actinimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922Anemone Shrimp
Actinimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969Ornate Anemone Shrimp
Aegaeon orientalis Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Alpheus aculeipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bis-incisus malensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849
Alpheus bis-incisus stylirostris (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri hululensis Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus cristatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus danae (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus gracilis alluaudi (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus insignis (Heller, 1861)⇒ Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
Alpheus leptochirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutini (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus macrochirus (Richters, 1880)⇒ Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paraculeipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus paralpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999Blue-spot Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus angulatus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus styliceps Coutière, 1905
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus superciliaris Coutière, 1905
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Anchistioides willeyi Borradaile, 1900
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylomenes amirantei Bruce, 2007
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes tosaensis Kubo, 1951Tosa Anemone Shrimp
Arete borradailei (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas indicus (Coutière, 1903)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas naifaroensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Brucecaris tenuis Bruce, 1969Pointed-Snout Crinoid Shrimp
Chlorotocoides spinicauda De Man, 1902
Chlorotocus spinicauda (De Man, 1902)⇒ Chlorotocoides spinicauda De Man, 1902
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Cristimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915Commensal Crinoid Shrimp
Cuapetes elegans Paul´son, 1875
Cuapetes lacertae Bruce, 1992
Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898White-Spotted Ascidian Shrimp
Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Glyphocrangon smithii Wood-Mason, 1891
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis spinigera Ortmann, 1890Shrimp caridean
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes cornutus Borradaile, 1915Horned Crinoid Shrimp
Leander gardineri (Borradaile, 1901)⇒ Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leptochela (Leptochela) robusta Stimpson, 1860Robust glass shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata debelius Bruce, 1983Blood shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata splendida Burukovsky, 2000Splendid Fire Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmatella prima Borradaile, 1915Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940Ascidian Shrimp
Odontonia maldivensis Fransen, 2006
Odontonia rufopunctata Fransen, 2002Red-spotted Ascidian Shrimp
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Palaemonella vestigialis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes amirantei (Bruce, 2007)⇒ Ancylomenes amirantei Bruce, 2007
Periclimenes brocketti (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Periclimenes amethysteus Risso, 1827
Periclimenes brockii De Man, 1888
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes maldivensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes nilandensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes nilandensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902)⇒ Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Periclimenes suvadivensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes suvadivensis Borradaile, 1915
Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916Algae Shrimp
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma Balss, 1913Bongo Shrimp
Pontonides maldivensis Borradaile, 1915Cactus Shrimp
Psathyrocaris fragilis Wood-Mason, 1893
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936Camel Shrimp
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Saron gibberosus
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Synalpheus acanthitelsonis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus biunguiculatus exilipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus biunguiculatus pachymeris (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus pachymeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus bougainvillei (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus laticeps Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus nilandensis oxyceros (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pachymeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus sladeni Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus stimpsonii maldivensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Thalassocaris crinita Dana, 1852Sand Shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Maldives
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
88
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
31
65
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
2
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