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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
32
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
14 Families width 83 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp17SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
32 Genera with 83 Species
#ABCDEGHLNOPST
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Aegaeon Agassiz, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Atyaephyra de Brito Cap..., 18312SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonella Balss, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Dugastella Bouvier, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18686SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18168SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pandalina Calman, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Parapandalus Borradaile, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1903anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 196410SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Stylopandalus Coutière, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
83 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Aegaeon cataphracta (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Aegaeon lacazei Gourret, 1887
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Atyaephyra desmaresti (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Bathypalaemonella serratipalma Pequegnat, 1970
Chlorotocus crassicornis A. Costa, 1871
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Crangon vulgaris (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Dugastella marocana Bouvier, 1912
Dugastella morocana
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881Armed nylon shrimp
Heterocarpus grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1900
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte garciarasoi d’Udekem d’A..., 1996
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte lagarderei d´Udekem d´A..., 1995
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticauda
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp
Nematocarcinus gracilipes Filhol, 1884
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon longirostris garciacidi Zariquiey-Al..., 1968
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon garciacidi (Zariquiey Al..., 1968)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon varians (Leach, 1814)⇒ Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Pandalina brevirostris Rathke, 1843
Pandalina profunda Holthuis, 1946
Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787
Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Pasiphaea hoplocerca Chace, 1940
Pasiphaea multidentata Esmark, 1866Pink glass shrimp
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Periclimenes kornii Lo Bianco, 1903
Philocheras bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Philocheras echinulatus M. Sars, 1862
Philocheras monacanthus Holthuis, 1961
Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847
Philocheras trispinosus Hailstone, 1835Three-point Shrimp
Plesionika acanthonotus Smith, 1882Lesser striped shrimp
Plesionika antigai Zariquiey Al..., 1955
Plesionika carinata Holthuis, 1951Hop
Plesionika edwardsii Brandt, 1851Soldier striped shrimp
Plesionika ensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Gladiator striped shrimp
Plesionika gigliolii Senna, 1902Alaskan stickleback
Plesionika heterocarpus A. Costa, 1871
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787Narwal Shrimp
Plesionika williamsi Forest, 1964Guinea striped shrimp
Pontocaris cataphracta (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Pontocaris lacazei (Gourret, 1887)⇒ Aegaeon lacazei Gourret, 1887
Pontophilus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835)⇒ Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Pontophilus gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1882)⇒ Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Pontophilus sculptus (Bell) accept..., 1847)⇒ Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847
Pontophilus spinosus Leach, 1816
Processa canaliculata Leach, 1815Processa Shrimp
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Processa elegantula Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Processa intermedia Holthuis, 1951Hop
Processa modica Williamson, 1979
Processa nouveli Al-Adhub & W..., 1975
Stylopandalus richardi Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Morocco
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCampylonotoidea
Sollaud, 1913
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
6
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
6
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
1
6
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