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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Singapore (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
114
427
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
114
427
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
332
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
332
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
310
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
54
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Singapore
10 Families width 136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp33SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps73SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp0SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Singapore
54 Genera with 136 Species
#ACDEGHILMPRSTUZ
Alpheus Fabricius, 1775pistol shrimps19SpeciesTaxom
Anchistia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 19199SpeciesTaxom
Chernocaris Johnson, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocoides Kemp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Diniatys Iredale, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 0Long-clawed freshwater prawns18SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Parapandalus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1902anemone shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathia Borradaile, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Procletes Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Singapore
136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus dispar (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus edwarsii Audouin, 1827
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus facetus De Man, 1908
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Anchistia longimana (Dana, 1852)⇒ Periclimenes longimanus Dana, 1852
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Anchistus inermis (Miers) accep..., 1775)⇒ Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775
Anchistus inernus
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanas polymorphus Kemp, 1915
Athanas sibogae (De Man, 1910)⇒ Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Caridina bruneiana Choy, 1992
Caridina gracilirostris De Man, 1892Mosquito shrimp
Caridina johnsoni Cai, Ng & Choy, 2007
Caridina malayensis Cai, Ng & Choy, 2007
Caridina peninsularis Kemp, 1918
Caridina propinqua De Man, 1908Bengal caridina
Caridina sumatrensis De Man, 1892
Caridina temasek Choy & Ng, 1991
Caridina tonkinensis Bouvier, 1919Tonkin caridina
Chernocaris placunae Johnson, 1967
Chlorotocoides spinicauda De Man, 1902
Chlorotocus spinicauda (De Man, 1902)⇒ Chlorotocoides spinicauda De Man, 1902
Conchodytes biunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes monodactylus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952Plate-Organ Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Diniatys dentifer A. Adams, 1850
Exopalaemon styliferus H. Milne Edw..., 1840Roshma prawn
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Hippolysmata ensirostris punctata Kemp, 1914
Hippolysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte ngi Gan & Li, 2017
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Latreutes porcinus Kemp, 1916Big-nosed Seagrass Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leander urocaridella (Holthuis, 1950)⇒ Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950
Leandrites deschampsi Nobili, 1903
Leptochela (Leptochela) robusta Stimpson, 1860Robust glass shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata debelius Bruce, 1983Blood shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium geron (Holthuis, 1950)⇒ Macrobrachium malayanum Roux, 1935
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium inflatum Liang & Yan, 1985
Macrobrachium javanicum Heller, 1862Java river prawn
Macrobrachium lanchesteri De Man, 1911Riceland prawn
Macrobrachium malayanum Roux, 1935
Macrobrachium neglectum De Man, 1905
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium pilimanus De Man, 1879Muff prawn
Macrobrachium platycheles Ou & Yeo, 1995
Macrobrachium rosenbergi⇒ Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium sintangense De Man, 1898Sunda river prawn
Macrobrachium trompii De Man, 1898Forest river prawn
Macrobrachium weberi De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium weberi palawanensis
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon equidens (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Palaemon idae (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Palaemon idea
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon styliferus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1840)⇒ Exopalaemon styliferus H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Parapandalus spinipes (Bate, 1888)⇒ Plesionika spinipes Spence Bate, 1888
Periclimenaeus arabicus Calman, 1939
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Falciger) pottsi (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) aesopias
Periclimenes aesopius Bate, 1863
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes cristimanus Bruce, 1965
Periclimenes longimanus Dana, 1852
Periclimenes magnificus (Bruce, 1979)⇒ Ancylomenes magnificus Bruce, 1979
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902)⇒ Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma Balss, 1913Bongo Shrimp
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Plesionika spinipes Spence Bate, 1888
Pontonides loloata Bruce, 2005Wire Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Potamalpheops amnicus Yeo & Ng, 1997
Potamalpheops johnsoni Anker, 2003
Potamalpheops tigger Yeo & Ng, 1997
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Salmoneus singaporensis Anker, 2003
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus iphinoe De Man, 1909
Synalpheus iphionoe
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Tozeuma lanceolata
Tozeuma lanceolatum Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella degravei Prakash & Baeza, 2018Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Singapore
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
30
73
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
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