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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
99
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
4
13
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
4 Families width 33 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
13 Genera with 33 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1915pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18889SpeciesTaxom
Dasella Lebour, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns7SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1915anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
33 Species
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus paludicola Kemp, 1915
Caridina chauhani Chopra & Tiwari, 1949
Caridina gracilipes De Man, 1892
Caridina gracilirostris De Man, 1892Mosquito shrimp
Caridina gurneyi Jalihal, She..., 1984
Caridina kutchi Pandya & Ric..., 2019
Caridina longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Caridina simoni Bouvier, 1904
Caridina typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Typical Caridina
Caridina wyckii Hickson, 1888
Dasella herdmaniae Lebour, 1938
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hippolyte ventricosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leander tenuipes (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893
Leandrites celebensis De Man, 1881
Macrobrachium aemulum Nobili, 1906Noumea river prawn
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium lamarrei Latreille, 1829Kuncho river prawn
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii H. Milne-Edw..., 1844Monsoon river prawn
Macrobrachium nobilii Henderson & ..., 1910
Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) modestus De Man, 1892Siberian prawn
Periclimenes demani Kemp, 1915
Periclimenes indicus Kemp, 1915
Pontonia anachoreta Kemp, 1922
Synalpheus herdmaniae Lebour, 1938

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
9
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
17
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