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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
65
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
16 Families width 138 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp24SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps43SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp20SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
65 Genera with 138 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRSTVZ
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps19SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18333SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cristimenes Ďuriš & Hork..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dasella Lebour, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Eupasiphae Wood Mason a..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 20134SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamopontonia Bruce, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hayashidonus Chace, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns6SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapontonia Bruce, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Neostylodactylus Hayashi & Mi..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ocaste1SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pandalina Calman, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Parapandalus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parapasiphae S. I. Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parapontocaris Alcock, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Parastylodactylus Figueira, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1826anemone shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 188810SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontonia Bruce, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Virbius Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
138 Species
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939
Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939
Aegaeon cataphracta (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Alpheus acutocarinatus De Man, 1909
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heurteli Coutière, 1897
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus notabilis Stebbing, 1915
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina indistincta Calman, 1926Freshwater Shrimp
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Chlorotocus crassicornis A. Costa, 1871
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Cristimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915Commensal Crinoid Shrimp
Dasella herdmaniae Lebour, 1938
Eupasiphae latirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai Nobili, 1905
Glyphocrangon brevis Komai, 2006
Glyphocrangon dentata Barnard, 1926
Glyphocrangon indonesiensis Komai, 2004
Glyphocrangon pulchra Komai & Chan, 2013
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970Flower Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Hayashidonus japonicus De Haan, 1844Japanese Night Shrimp
Heterocarpus calmani Crosnier, 1988Ocmulgee Marstonia
Heterocarpus dorsalis Spence Bate, 1888Madagascar Nylon Shrimp
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881Armed nylon shrimp
Heterocarpus laevigatus Spence Bate, 1888Smooth nylon shrimp
Heterocarpus lepidus De Man, 1917
Heterocarpus tricarinatus Alcock & And..., 1894
Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901Indian Nylon Shrimp
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pygmaeus (Nobili accep..., 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904Bignose Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Leptochela (Leptochela) robusta Stimpson, 1860Robust glass shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium petersii Hilgendorf, 1879
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Merhippolyte calmani Kemp & Sewell, 1912
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967Pale Coral Shrimp
Neostylodactylus amarynthis De Man, 1902
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Ogyrides striaticauda Kemp, 1915
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Palaemon mossambicus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Pandalina spinicauda Komai & Chan, 2010
Parapandalus spinipes (Bate, 1888)⇒ Plesionika spinipes Spence Bate, 1888
Parapasiphae sulcatifrons Smith, 1884Grooveback shrimp
Parapontocaris bengalensis Wood-Mason, 1891
Parapontocaris levigata Chace, 1984
Parapontophilus geminus Komai, 2008
Parapontophilus junceus Spence Bate, 1888
Parapontophilus juxta Komai, 2008
Parastylodactylus bimaxillaris Spence Bate, 1888
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes delagoae Barnard, 1958
Periclimenes demani Kemp, 1915
Periclimenes nomadophila Berggren, 1994
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Philocheras modestus De Man, 1918
Plesionika alcocki Anderson, 1896Gondwana striped shrimp
Plesionika bifurca Alcock & And..., 1894
Plesionika kensleyi Chace, 1985
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Plesionika neon Komai & Chan, 2010
Plesionika ocellus Spence Bate, 1888
Plesionika semilaevis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Plesionika sindoi Rathbun, 1906
Plesionika spinidorsalis Rathbun, 1906
Plesionika spinipes Spence Bate, 1888
Pontonia stylirostris (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Rostronia stylirostris Holthuis, 1952
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Pseudopontonia minuta Baker, 1907Smooth Prawn
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936Camel Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes serratus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Hinged-beaked Prawn
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus jedanensis De Man, 1909
Systellaspis curvispina Crosnier, 1987
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Tuleariocaris sarec Berggren, 1994
Virbius mossambicus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Mozambique
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
25
43
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
5
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyStylodactyloidea
Bate, 1888
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