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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
121
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
29
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Lucia
11 Families width 51 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps21SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825)Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Lucia
29 Genera with 51 Species
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Alpheus Fabricius, 1855pistol shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchus Miers, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Jonga Hart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Neopontonides Holthuis, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1924anemone shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Potimirim Holthuis, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocaris von Martens, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
51 Species
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass shrimp
Euryrhynchus amazoniensis Tiefenbacher, 1978
Glyphocrangon longleyi Schmitt, 1931
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Hippolyte nicholsoni Chace, 1972
Jonga serrei Bouvier, 1909
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cortezi Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Neopontonides chacei Heard, 1986
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Periclimenaeus caraibicus Holthuis, 1951Clustered pellitory
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes bowmani Chace, 1972
Periclimenes finlayi Chace, 1972
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Pontonia mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Caribbean pen shrimp
Pontophilus gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1882)⇒ Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Potimirim glabra Kingsley, 1878
Pseudopalaemon amazonensis Ramos-Porto, 1979
Stylodactylus rectirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Xiphocaris elongata Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Yellow-nose shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Saint Lucia
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
11
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStylodactyloidea
Bate, 1888
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