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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
69
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
12 Families width 161 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps81SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp44SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
69 Genera with 161 Species
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Actinimenes Ďuriš & Ivon..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Allopontonia Bruce, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps25SpeciesTaxom
Anchistioides Paulson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Brucecaris Marin & Chan, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocurtis Kemp, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Cristimenes Ďuriš & Hork..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonia Fransen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactyloides Fujino, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 04SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Nikoides Paulson, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Paranchistus Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Parapandalus Borradaile, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1904anemone shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Phycocaris Kemp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Thalassocaris Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
161 Species
Actinimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922Anemone Shrimp
Actinimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969Ornate Anemone Shrimp
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Allopontonia brockii De Man, 1888Brook's Urchin Shrimp
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bicephaloides
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus levis
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus thompsoni Anker, 2022Thompson's Bulldozer Shrimp
Alpheus tricuspidatus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Anchistioides compressus Paulson, 1875
Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Anemone partner shrimp
Ancylomenes tosaensis Kubo, 1951Tosa Anemone Shrimp
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas crosslandi (Tattersall, 1921)⇒ Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Betaeopsis indica De Man, 1910
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Brucecaris tenuis Bruce, 1969Pointed-Snout Crinoid Shrimp
Calliasmata pholidota Holthuis, 1973
Chlorocurtis jactans Nobili, 1904
Cinetorhynchus hendersoni Kemp, 1925Henderson hingebeak
Cinetorhynchus reticulatus Okuno, 1997Green-eye dancing shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris lucina (Nobili, 1901)⇒ Ocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Crangon fasciatus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Philocheras fasciatus Risso, 1816
Cristimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915Commensal Crinoid Shrimp
Cuapetes agag Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes kororensis Bruce, 1977Mushroom Coral Shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898White-Spotted Ascidian Shrimp
Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Hamodactyloides incompletus Holthuis, 1958
Hamodactylus aqabai Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Soft Coral Shrimp
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius beaupresi (Audouin) acc..., 1826)⇒ Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpilius gerlachi
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Hippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925)⇒ Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Laomenes amboinensis De Man, 1888Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915Crinoid Shrimp
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass Shrimp
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leptochela (Leptochela) aculeocaudata Paul´son, 1875
Leptochela (Leptochela) irrobusta Chace, 1976
Leptochela (Leptochela) pugnax De Man, 1916
Leptochela acuteocaudata
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata trisetacea Heller, 1861
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Nikoides danae Paulson, 1875
Nikoides lanae
Nikoides sibogae De Man, 1918Siboga Night Shrimp
Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940Ascidian Shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon gracilis Smith, 1871
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862Rock Shrimp
Palaemonella philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984Bubble Coral Shrimp
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Paranchistus ornatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Periclimenaeus djiboutensis Bruce, 1970
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) agag (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes agag Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) petitthouarsi (De Man, 1902)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes calmani (Tattersal, 1921)⇒ Cuapetes calmani Tattersall, 1921
Periclimenes edwardsii Paulson, 1875
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes kempi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes longicarpus (Bruce and Sv..., 1983)⇒ Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Periclimenes mclaughlinae Fransen, 2006Mclaughlin’s Urchin Shrimp
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916Algae Shrimp
Plesionika adensameri Balss, 1914
Plesionika minor Calman, 1939
Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787Narwal Shrimp
Plesionika persica Kemp, 1925
Pontocaris affinis Alcock, 1901San Pedro auger
Pontocaris profundior Chan, 1996
Pontonia ascidicola (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Dactylonia ascidicola Borradaile, 1898
Pontonia stylirostris (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Rostronia stylirostris Holthuis, 1952
Pontonides maldivensis Borradaile, 1915Cactus Shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Processa contieri
Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952Hydroid Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936Camel Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes holthuisi Okuno, 1997
Salmoneus chadwickae ÄŽuriš & Hor..., 2016
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus quadrispinosus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus quinquedens Tattersall, 1921
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Thalassocaris crinita Dana, 1852Sand Shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Zenopontonia noverca Kemp, 1922Rounded Sea Star Shrimp
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Red Sea
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
16
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
40
81
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
2
4
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