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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
206
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
9
43
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
9 Families width 123 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp59SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps41SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
43 Genera with 123 Species
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Alpheopsis Coutière, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps37SpeciesTaxom
Anchistia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anchistioides Paulson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Atyoida Randall, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Atyopsis Chace, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18924SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Eupontonia Bruce, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hamalpheus Bruce & Iliffe, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1802Long-clawed freshwater prawns9SpeciesTaxom
Metacrangon Zarenkov, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1904anemone shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18758SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
123 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis equalis Coutière, 1903
Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus bradypus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus collumianus inermis (Banner, 1956)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus collumianus probabilis (Banner, 1956)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus funafutensis Borradaile, 1899
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus huikau (Banner, 1959)⇒ Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Alpheus ladronis Banner, 1956
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus savuensis De Man, 1908
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Anchistia gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860
Anchistioides compressus Paulson, 1875
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas borradailei (Coutière, 1903)⇒ Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas indicus (Coutière, 1903)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanas polynesia (Banner & Banner, 1966)⇒ Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Athanas sibogae (De Man, 1910)⇒ Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Atya pilipes (Newport, 1847)⇒ Atyoida pilipes Newport, 1847
Atya serrata (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Atyoida serrata Spence Bate, 1888
Atya spinipes (Newport, 1847)⇒ Atyopsis spinipes Newport, 1847
Atyoida pilipes Newport, 1847Koros shrimp
Atyoida serrata Spence Bate, 1888
Atyopsis spinipes Newport, 1847Camarón soldado
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Betaeopsis acanthops Bruce & Iliffe, 1991
Caridina serratirostris De Man, 1892Ninja shrimp
Caridina sumatrensis De Man, 1892
Caridina typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Typical Caridina
Caridina weberi De Man, 1892Pugnose caridina
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 superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Crangon laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Metacrangon laevis Yokoya, 1933
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952Plate-Organ Cuapetes Shrimp
Eupontonia noctalbata Bruce, 1971
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum fasciolatum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Hamalpheus acanthops (Bruce & Iliffe, 1991)⇒ Betaeopsis acanthops Bruce & Iliffe, 1991
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Heterocarpus dorsalis Spence Bate, 1888Madagascar Nylon Shrimp
Heterocarpus lepidus De Man, 1917
Heterocarpus sibogae De Man, 1917Mino Nylon Shrimp
Hippolyte marmoratus Olivier, 1811
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Kemponia grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Kemponia platycheles (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952
Kemponia seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Leander concinnus
Leptochela (Leptochela) robusta Stimpson, 1860Robust glass shrimp
Lysmata zacae Armstrong, 1941
Macrobrachium aemulum Nobili, 1906Noumea river prawn
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium gracilirostris Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868Mountain river prawn
Macrobrachium microps Latreille, 1802
Metacrangon laevis Yokoya, 1933
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon dispar (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Periclimenaeus lobiferus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) spiniferus (Borradaile, 1917)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes gracilis Dana, 1852
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Plesionika ensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Gladiator striped shrimp
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus heroni Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus laticeps Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus redactocarpus Banner, 1953
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Samoa
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
13
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
20
41
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
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