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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
13 Families width 45 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825)Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
27 Genera with 45 Species
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Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1883pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Caridinopsis Bouvier, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchoides Powell, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
45 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acathitelsonis
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Bythocaris cosmetops Holthuis, 1951Hop
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina togoensis decorsei Bouvier, 1904
Caridinopsis chevalieri Bouvier, 1912
Euryrhynchoides holthuisi Powell, 1976
Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914Companion shrimp
Hippolysmata hastatoides (Balss, 1914)⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leander hastatus
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898Estuarine prawn
Ogyrides rarispina Holthuis, 1951Hop
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovenii
Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898
Palaemon lengii
Palaemon lenzii (De Man, 1911)⇒ Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Plesionika edwardsii Brandt, 1851Soldier striped shrimp
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Pontocaris cataphracta (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Processa borboronica Holthuis, 1951Hop
Processa intermedia Holthuis, 1951Hop
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Systellaspis affinis (Faxon, 1896)⇒ Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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