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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
6
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Region
6 Families width 25 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Region
17 Genera with 25 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1849pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1798Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1989anemone shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
25 Species
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes speciosus Okuno, 2004Speciosus Anemone Shrimp
Atya moluccensis De Haan, 1849
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Exhippolysmata ensirostris Kemp, 1914Hunter shrimp
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) latimanus (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes parasiticus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904
Periclimenes venustus (Bruce, 1989)⇒ Ancylomenes venustus Bruce, 1989
Plesionika spinidorsalis Rathbun, 1906
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Papua Region
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
1
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