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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
183
451
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
181
449
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
239
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
55
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
20 Families width 146 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185211SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp55SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps33SpeciesTaxom
Campylonotidae Sollaud, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
54 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTU
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps32SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Campylonotus Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Discias Rathbun, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchus Miers, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1835Long-clawed freshwater prawns10SpeciesTaxom
Meningadora1SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18813SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Parapontocaris Alcock, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1969anemone shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Potimirim Holthuis, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190913SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
146 Species
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra edwardsii (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheopsis gotrina Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevipes
Alpheus minor (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875African fan shrimp
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Campylonotus capensis Spence Bate, 1888
Cinetorhynchus rigens Gordon, 1936Mechanical shrimp
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Cryphiops (Bithynops) luscus Holthuis, 1973
Cryphiops (Bithynops) villalobosi Villalobos H..., 1989
Discias serratirostris Lebour, 1949Saptree
Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885
Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973
Euryrhynchus burchelli Calman, 1907
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Glyphocrangon aculeata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Glyphocrangon aurantiaca Holthuis, 1971Stinging nettle
Glyphocrangon neglecta Faxon, 1896
Harperalpheus leptodactylus Anker & Lazarus, 2017
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881Armed nylon shrimp
Heterocarpus inopinatus Tavares, 1999
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897Red-algae shrimp
Leander pernambucensis
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Leptochela serratorbita Bate, 1888Combclaw shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2011Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium denticulatum Ostrovski, D..., 1996
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Meningadora vesca Smith, 1886
Meningodora longisulca Kikuchi, 1985
Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Nematocarcinus ensifer Smith, 1882
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Notostomus brevirostris (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Ogyrides occidentalis Ortmann, 1893
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Palaemon) ritteri Holmes, 1895Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon forceps H.Milne-Edwards, 1837
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemon paivai Fausto Filho, 1967
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Parapontocaris caribbaea Boone, 1927
Pasiphaea antea Rodrigues, A..., 2018
Pasiphaea princeps Smith, 1884
Periclimenaeus brucei Cardoso & Young, 2007
Periclimenaeus caraibicus Holthuis, 1951Clustered pellitory
Periclimenaeus crosnieri Cardoso & Young, 2007
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes paivai Chace, 1969
Plesionika acanthonotus Smith, 1882Lesser striped shrimp
Plesionika ensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Gladiator striped shrimp
Plesionika holthuisi Crosnier & F..., 1968
Plesionika longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Potimirim glabra Kingsley, 1878
Potimirim potimirim Müller, 1881Potimirim
Processa brasiliensis Christoffersen, 1979
Processa fimbriata Manning & Chace, 1971Grass night shrimp
Processa hemphilli Manning & Chace, 1971
Pseudocoutierea conchae Criales, 1981
Pseudopalaemon bouvieri Sollaud, 1911
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus rocas Anker, 2007
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Systellaspis curvispina Crosnier, 1987
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
20
72
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBresilioidea
Calman, 1896
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCampylonotoidea
Sollaud, 1913
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
7
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
13
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
1
3
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