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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Mascarene Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
58
133
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
58
133
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
113
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
113
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
110
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
5
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mascarene Islands
5 Families width 21 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mascarene Islands
13 Genera with 21 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1953pistol shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1967anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pliopontonia Bruce, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mascarene Islands
21 Species
Alpheopsis keiji Anker, 2017
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus oahuensis Banner, 1953
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus pseudopugnax Banner, 1953
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973Disc Anemone Shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Mascarene Islands
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
5
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