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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
55
89
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
55
89
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
61
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
6
13
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraiba
6 Families width 27 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraiba
13 Genera with 27 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1881pistol shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1877Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1878anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18913SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraiba
27 Species
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Processa fimbriata Manning & Chace, 1971Grass night shrimp
Processa hemphilli Manning & Chace, 1971
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Paraiba
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
1
2
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