Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 12
26
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Nigeria
12 Families width 59 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nigeria
26 Genera with 59 Species #ACDEGHLMNPS
| Alpheopsis Coutière, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1883 | pistol shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1813 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atya Leach, 1816 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 1833 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocaris Sollaud, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchina Powell, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolysmata Stimpson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreutes Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leander E. Desmarest, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptathanas De Grave & A..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Merguia Kemp, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematopalaemon Holthius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 2009 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonetes Heller, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philocheras Stebbing, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamalpheops Powell, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Processa Leach, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salmoneus Holthuis, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Systellaspis Bate, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
59 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alpheopsis monodi (Sollaud, 1932) | ⇒ Potamalpheops monodi Sollaud, 1932 | | Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883 | | | Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Atya africana Bouvier, 1904 | | | Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875 | African fan shrimp | | Atya scabra Leach, 1816 | Camacuto shrimp | | Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883 | African caridina | | Caridina gabonensis Roux, 1927 | Antillean bush cricket | | Caridina gaesumi Richard & Clark, 2009 | | | Caridina lanzana Holthuis, 1980 | | | Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833 | Common Caridina | | Desmocaris bisliniata Powell, 1977 | | | Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Desmocaris trispinosus | | | Euryrhynchina edingtonae Powell, 1976 | | | Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914 | Companion shrimp | | Glyphocrangon longirostris Smith, 1882 | | | Hippolysmata hastatoides (Balss, 1914) | ⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914 | | Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871 | Sargassum shrimp | | Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863) | ⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818 | Brown glass shrimp | | Leptathanas powelli De Grave & A..., 2008 | | | Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952 | Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp | | Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bigclaw river shrimp | | Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | Congo River prawn | | Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852 | Rough river prawn | | Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 | Mountain nettle | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium niloticum Newman, 1834 | | | Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893 | Volta River prawn | | Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879 | Blue lobster | | Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900 | | | Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | Estuarine prawn | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii | | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Delta Prawn | | Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925 | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herblotsii | | | Palaemon jamaicensis herklotsii (De Man, 1925) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898 | | Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837 | Glass Prawn | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhoveni | | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892 | Zaire prawn | | Palaemon vicinus Ashelby, 2009 | | | Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847 | | | Potamalpheops haugi Coutière, 1906 | | | Potamalpheops monodi Sollaud, 1932 | | | Potamalpheops pylorus Powell, 1979 | | | Processa parva Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Salmoneus jarli Holthuis, 1951 | | | Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905) | ⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897 | | Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897 | Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908 | | | Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881 | |
Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Nigeria
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
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